Papers of Benjamin Hodge, 1795-1892 (bulk 1850s).

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Papers of Benjamin Hodge, 1795-1892 (bulk 1850s).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122559969

The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including 6 volumes of journals), documents, and ephemera related to the family, social, and business life of the Hodges and related families in New York, Minnesota, Ohio, and Michigan. A few early items relate to Benjamin Hodge IV (1753-1837) and to the experiences of Benjamin Hodge V (1797-1868) as a prisoner of war in the War of 1812.

Approximately 380 pieces.6 boxes.1 case.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6764182

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Hodge family.

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Hodge, Benjamin, 1797-1868.

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Benjamin Hodge (1797-1868), the fifth of that name in direct succession, moved with his family to Buffalo, NY, as a small child. He was captured by the British during the War of 1812, later began a career as a horticulturalist and nurseryman, and in 1826 opened the Buffalo Nursery. His son, Lyman Davis Hodge (b. 1835) moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he entered business as a spice and coffee merchant and in the last years of his life planned to move to the Pacific Northwest. Other branches of...

Hodge, Benjamin, 1753-1837.

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