Grant Family Papers 1778-1913 1830-1870

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Grant Family Papers 1778-1913 1830-1870

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The Grant family papers include correspondence, diaries, account books and financial/legal papers, biographical and genealogical material, printed material, dating from 1778 to 1913. Topics include education, maintenance of Connecticut homestead, banking in Ohio, starting businesses in Nebraska and Illinois, and accounts of Mary Grant's experiences as a missionary in India and her death from cholera.

5 boxes; (2.25 linear ft.)

eng,

Sophia Smith Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6322976

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