Cogswell family papers 1740-1924

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Cogswell family papers 1740-1924

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0141

The papers of nine members of the Cogswell family and related branches, spanning nearly 200 years, are included in this collection. The principal elements are three sets of correspondence: the letters between the Reverend James Cogswell and his son, James, which deal with the son's experiences as a surgeon during the American Revolution; the correspondence of Harriet Broome Cogswell Mott and her husband, Robert Willis Mott, largely made up of courtship letters, 1817-1819, but also including a detailed letter on preparations for the winter of 1823; and the correspondence between Stella Mott Onderdonk and her husband, William Handy Onderdonk, also largely courtship letters, 1839-1843. Their correspondence of later years includes a description by William Onderdonk of a trip to Cuba in 1865. Miscellaneous family items are comprised of a will, school certificates, diaries, clippings, and other memorabilia.

2 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 folio)

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6350320

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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