French family papers, 1831-1945.

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French family papers, 1831-1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155454533

Genealogical notes and correspondence, obituaries, photographs, maps, and a finished manuscript, "Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French, the Joiner," 1929-1945. Papers of Reverend Mansfield French, his wife, Augusta Winchell French, and their children include letters by Rev. French to his children and wife, 1831-1876, discussing his preaching and educational work in Ohio in the 1850's and his work for the Freedmen's Bureau in the South, 1865-1868; letters by Augusta French to her husband, 1866-1870; family letters from Ohio relatives, 1831-1861; letters from Mansfield Joshua French describing his work with the Army Commissary Department in the South, 1862-1868; sermons and addresses of J. Barton French, including his 1865 "Address to Masters and Freedmen."

6.6 cubic ft. (6-16 in. boxes; 1-3 in o/s box; 1-5 in. legal box).

New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)

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New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)

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