Lea-Jaudon letters 1842-1850 1845-1850 Lea-Jaudon letters

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Lea-Jaudon letters 1842-1850 1845-1850 Lea-Jaudon letters

This collection contains 19 letters between Henry Charles Lea of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and his fiancée, Anna Caroline Jaudon of Wilmington, Delaware, and Cincinnati, Ohio, as well as 3 letters from other members of the Lea family. Henry Lea, who wrote most of the correspondence, discussed his social life, his reading habits, and his love for Anna.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6392035

William L. Clements Library

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Lea, Isaac, 1792-1886

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Charles Lucian Bonaparte was a naturalist and ornithologist. From the guide to the Correspondence, 1824-1855, from American scientists, 1824-1855, (American Philosophical Society) Isaac Lea, a scientist and member of the American Philosophical Society, was the father of Henry Charles Lea. From the description of Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1881. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122621761 Isaac Lea was a geologist and p...

Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909

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Philadelphian; principal in the publishing firm Lea & Blanchard, later Blanchard and Lea and afterward Henry C. Lea; scholar of Medieval and Ecclesiastical History. From the description of Family letters, 1872-1883, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 79958713 ...

Lea, M. Carey (Mathew Carey), 1823-1897

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Matthew Carey Lea was the older brother of Henry Charles Lea. From the description of Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1874-1881. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 63556185 ...

Lea, Anna Caroline Jaudon

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Henry Charles Lea was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 19, 1825, the son of Isaac Lea and Frances Anne Carey. He had two siblings, Matthew Carey (1823-1897) and Frances (1834-1894). Educated privately, he worked for his father's publishing house, Lea & Blanchard (also known as Blanchard and Lea, and as Henry C. Lea), from 1843-1881. Lea earned an academic reputation for his publications on subjects such as the history of Spain, and received honorary degrees from ...