Honor Ferguson letters 1838-1840 Ferguson, Honor letters

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Honor Ferguson letters 1838-1840 Ferguson, Honor letters

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This collection contains 3 letters that Honor Ferguson of Salem, Ohio, wrote to James Creighton Odiorne, an acquaintance in Boston, Massachusetts, between 1838 and 1840. Ferguson wrote of her ailing health and shared news of her life, including her visit to Cincinnati and her husband's decision to sell their property.

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Ferguson, Honor.

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Odiorne, James Creighton, 1802-1879

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Honor Ferguson and her husband lived near Salem, Ohio, toward the end of their lives. In 1840, they sold their property and resolved to move to Chillicothe, Ohio. They had at least one son, who owned a small farm near Cincinnati, Ohio, and their grandchildren included William and Mary Louise Dandy of Cincinnati. Ferguson described herself as a Methodist. James Creighton Odiorne was born in London, England, on June 4, 1802, and moved to the United States with his parents ...