Mary Richards letters to her brother Giles Richards 1836

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Mary Richards letters to her brother Giles Richards 1836

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These two letters of 1836 were written by Mary Richards, aunt of Amos Adams Lawrence, for whom Lawrence, Kansas and Lawrence College (Appleton, Wisconsin) are named. Richards' letters are to her brother Giles Richards, a prominent Ohio pioneer in textile manufacturing. She writes of the Richards family of Roxbury, Massachusetts, describing their mother's declining health and death, their brother George's residency in Paris, activities of their brother-in-law Amos Lawrence and nephew Amos, and kindnesses received from William Appleton, Boston shipping merchant and future father-in-law of their nephew Amos.

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University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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Appleton, William, 1786-1862

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American merchant, banker, U.S. Congressman; 1851-1855, 1861. From the guide to the William Appleton letters, 1834, 1854, n.d, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Richards family.

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Richards, Giles, 1792-1876.

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Lawrence, Amos, 1786-1852

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Richards, Mary, b. 1798.

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Mary Richards was born in Massachusetts on February 22, 1798. Her father was Giles Richards (1754-1829), who had substantial interests in textile manufacturing in the Boston vicinity. Mary's mother was Sarah (Adams) Richards (1769-1836). Mary's older sister, Sarah, married Massachusetts resident Amos Lawrence (1786-1852), a prosperous textile merchant and philanthropist. Their sons included Amos Adams Lawrence (1814-1886), who promoted anti-slavery settlement of Territor...

Lawrence, Amos Adams, 1814-1886

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Amos Adams Lawrence was a Boston merchant, textile manufacturer, and philanthropist. From the description of Amos Adams Lawrence Papers, 1857-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387678 Businessman and philanthropist. From the description of Letter of Amos Adams Lawrence, 1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014885 ...