Horace Mann, Jr., and family correspondence, 1861.

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Horace Mann, Jr., and family correspondence, 1861.

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Typed copies of correspondence of Mann, his mother, and his brother George while Mann was on a trip from Massachusetts to Minnesota with Henry D. Thoreau. Horace's letters deal largely with travel details, places visited, and natural history. His family wrote to him about family matters and Civil War news.

1 folder, containing 18 items.

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Minnesota Historical Society Library

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