Butler Family Correspondence 1817-1848

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Butler Family Correspondence 1817-1848

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Letters from Thomas Butler and Sarah Denison Butler to their daughter Caroline H. Butler and correspondence between Caroline and her husband Edward Butler between 1817 and 1848. Also included are a few documents related to Edward Butler's commercial activities in China and Singapore.

1 box; (21 items)

eng,

Mortimer Rare Book Room

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SNAC Resource ID: 6321721

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Butler, Thomas, 1769-1822

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Butler, Edward, 1797-1849

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Butler Family

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Edward Butler was in the mercantile business and involved with trade from China and Singapore in the 19th century. He married Caroline H. Butler (no relative) in 1822 and the couple settled in Northampton, Massachusetts, the hometown of Mr. Butler, even though he was mostly elsewhere carrying out his business interests. They kept in touch through correspondence. Between 1822 and1834 the couple had five children. In 1836 as a result of poor health (likely consumption), Caroline Butle...

Butler, Sarah Denison

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Laing, Caroline H. Butler (Caroline Hyde Butler), 1804-1892

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