Weston-Allen Family Papers 1848-1985 1848-1868

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Weston-Allen Family Papers 1848-1985 1848-1868

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The vast majority of the collection is correspondence, documenting the courtship and marriage of Grace Weston Allen and Walter Allen. The collection includes letters exchanged between Grace and Walter before and after their marriage and from other family members to Allen during his service as paymaster in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. Also included are a published version of the Weston-Allen letters: , as well as photographs and biographical materials. Ten Years A-Courting: Letters of Walter Allen and Grace Weston, 1856-1868

1 box; (.5 linear ft.)

eng,

Sophia Smith Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6322723

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Weston-Allen Family

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Walter Allen with his wife, Grace Weston Allen, and their children, circa 1892 Walter Allen was born in Boston, Massachusetts March 21, 1840, but the family soon moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, where he lived until his marriage. He graduated from Yale in 1863 and in the same year enlisted in the 26th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. Shortly thereafter he was mustered out to become Acting Assistant Paymaster in the U.S. Navy. After his discharge in August 1865 he de...

Allen, Walter, 1840-1907

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Walter Allen, born in Birmingham in 1911, was the fourth son of Charles Allen and his wife, Annie. He was educated at King Edward's Grammar School, Aston and then at Birmingham University. After graduation he became a freelance writer and during the course of his career was a prolific contributor to all kinds of publications. Allen was one of a small group of novelists, which included John Hampson, Henry Green and Leslie Halward, working in Birmingham in the later 1930s. His first n...

Allen, Grace Weston, 1840-

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