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Genealogy: Research notes on Butler, Devereux, Kernan Families (photocopy)

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15

Scope and Content of the Collection

From the Collection:

Small collection of letters relating to Julia B. Newberry and her relatives, 1832-1880 and also undated, plus letters of credit from Julia's bankers, 1872-1885. There is one letter from Julia's father, James Clapp, to Henry R. Mygatt in 1832, in which he discusses a conversation with President Jackson, the political climate in Washington, and his opinion on the threat of nullification in the south. A second letter from Clapp to Mygatt in 1852 contains Clapp's thoughts on the Wilmot Proviso and the future of the Union. The rest of the collection contains photocopies of a transcription of Mary Butler Devereux's diary of the mid-nineteenth century, a tiny scant diary kept by unknown persons (1876, 1903), a photocopy of genealogical research on the Butler, Devereux, Kernan families (1921), and a photocopy of Probate Court record in 1877 regarding Walter L. Newberry's estate.

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Conditions Governing Access

The Julia Butler Newberry and Family Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum (Priority II).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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