Dall family papers 1824-1911, 1942 1824-1911 Dall family papers

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Dall family papers 1824-1911, 1942 1824-1911 Dall family papers

This collection is made up of correspondence written and received by members of the Dall family of Boston, Massachusetts. Included are letters written and received by Caroline Healey Dall, an early feminist; letters between her daughter, Sarah Keene Dall, and Josiah Munro during the couple's courtship; letters from Charles Henry Appleton Dall to his children, Sarah and William, written while he worked as a missionary in India; and letters from Sarah Keene Dall to her brother William, concerning her life in Buffalo, New York, throughout the late-19th century.

1.5 linear feet

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6391691

William L. Clements Library

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