Scovill-Beecher Letters, 1816-1864, bulk 1817-1820

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Scovill-Beecher Letters, 1816-1864, bulk 1817-1820

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/scovillbeecher/

William H. Scovill (1796-1854) of Waterbury, Connecticut, businessman and founder of the Scovill Manufacturing Company; and Rebecca Beecher (1800-1876), of Kent, Connecticut. The collection includes twenty-nine letters, chiefly the courting letters of William H. Scovill and Rebecca Beecher during a long period of geographic separation and secret engagement from 1817 to 1820. Materials in the collection range in date from 1816 to 1864.

0.2 Linear Feet; 29 Items

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Scovill, William H.

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William H. Scovill (1796-1854) of Waterbury, Connecticut, businessman and founder of the Scovill Manufacturing Company; and Rebecca Beecher (1800-1876), of Kent, Connecticut. From the description of Scovill-Beecher letters, 1816-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 643562608 William H. Scovill (1796-1854) was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. At seventeen he began working as a clerk, first in New Haven, then in Waterbury. In 1817, he relocated to B...