Correspondence of William P. Eaton, 1836-1864 (bulk 1841-1856).

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Correspondence of William P. Eaton, 1836-1864 (bulk 1841-1856).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122551851

Eaton's letters to his parents document his life at Yale and Harvard and his teaching career in the South and Western New York. The letters discuss his family, social, and professional life, religious beliefs, local politics, etc. The letters from Alabama and Texas depict discomforts, particularly "prejudices of a sectional nature" experienced by a New Englander in the South.

47 pieces.1 box.

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