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Hurd, John Russell, 1785-1871. Personal and family papers, 1792-1872.

Title: Personal and family papers, 1792-1872.

A family archive consisting principally of the papers of John Russell Hurd, with some items relating to his mother, sisters, and son, John Codman Hurd. The collection includes a diary recounting experiences of travel in France, 1808, and a large group of letters addressed to his parents from China, the Mediterranean and N. Europe, 1807-1812, some of an affectionate nature, others dealing with his activities as a merchant in the employ of his kinsman, Samuel Hurd Walley. An interesting group of letters addressed to his niece from Russia, 1813-1814, gives an account of Napoleon's invasion and prospects for that nation's future. A large group of papers detail the commercial affairs of Hurd & Sewall, merchants, and the dissolving of the partnership. Misc. papers include a receipt for books bought from the Juvenile Library, London (1811), a deed for the slave Jacob (N.Y., 1817) and a list of subscribers to the Neptune Insurance Co. (1825). Papers of his son, John Codman Hurd, include notes, clippings, reviews, etc., for his "The Law of Freedom and Bondage" (Boston, 1858), notes and clippings related to international law, a group of letters from Columbia professor Francis Lieber, 1856-1868, a curious assortment of letters from Hungary and relating to Agoston Haraszthy, 1867-1870, and other documents.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

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