Correspondence -- New York (State) -- 1801-1850
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Hannah Hayden Letters
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-136
Abstract
Correspondence written in the early nineteenth century by Hannah Hayden from Hartwick and Springfield, Otsego County, New York, to her parents and sisters in Windsor, Connecticut, plus a few other family letters. Seventy-six items, the bulk of which are written by Hannah, detail her everyday life with her husband, and the births, lives and deaths of some of their twelve children.
Dates:
1806-1866; Majority of material found within 1806 - 1823
Henry Perry letters
Collection
Identifier: VAULT box-Ayer-MS-709
Abstract
Letters (Jan. 24, 1849-May 28, 1850) written from New York City, Rio de Janeiro, Valparaiso, San Francisco, and Sacramento by Henry Perry to his Bridgeport family (parents Mr. and Mrs. David Perry, sister Emmeline, and brothers Alf, Tom, and Frederick), regarding his experiences en route to San Francisco, his return voyage from Hawaii, and economic and living conditions in gold rush San Francisco and Sacramento. Of particular interest are accounts of robberies in Sacramento, and pen drawings...
Dates:
1849-1850
John Bearss Newcomb papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Newcomb
Abstract
Correspondence and personal material of John Bearss (also spelled Bearse) Newcomb, Elgin, Illinois schoolmaster and businessman. Also extensive genealogical records of the Newcomb Family, daybooks and miscellaneous legal and business items. Historical items relating to the town of Elgin, Illinois in the 19th century and some Civil War records.
Dates:
1737-1896; Majority of material found within 1837-1896