Judson family correspondence 1851-1883 1867-1869 Judson family correspondence

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Judson family correspondence 1851-1883 1867-1869 Judson family correspondence

This collection contains 54 incoming letters that Alice F. Judson, William Judson, and P. P. Judson, of Waterford, Pennsylvania, received throughout the second half of the 19th century. The bulk of the collection consists of 35 letters that Charles Himrod wrote to Alice F. Judson, his future wife, about his life in Missouri between 1867 and 1869. The remaining letters are comprised of business correspondence addressed to William and P. P. Judson between 1851 and 1860, and additional letters received by members of the Judson family.

0.5 linear feet

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6391701

William L. Clements Library

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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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Himrod, Alice Francis Judson, b. 1841

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Judson, William, b. 1807

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Himrod, Charles, b. 1841

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