Papers, 1772-1943.

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Papers, 1772-1943.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155543994

Original items include phrenological report on Isaiah McKeel by O.S. Fowler, 1842; two letters to Isaiah from his aunt Rebecca Underhill, 1842, giving him advice, and from Julia Gifford concerning temperance activities in Westport, 1844; estate inventory of Michael McKeel, 1823; poem on the death of Phebe McKeel, 1861; and miscellaneous bills, deeds, and genealogy materials, 1832-1943. Photocopied items include letters from Arthur McKeel in New York to his parents Isaac and Phebe in Yorktown, 1848-1851, concerning working with his uncle David Haviland, events in New York, servants, weddings, and other family affairs; letters concerning Arthur's illness and death, 1851; letters from Isaiah McKeel to his parents while at school in Providence, R.I., and away on visits, 1840-1844; letters of Mary Jane Quimby Field to her sister Phebe Quimby McKeel, 1830-1850, concerning children, clothing, visits, and travel; letters of Isaac and Phebe McKeel to their children and other relatives, 1843-1858; a letter about the drowning death of William Quimby, 1845; military commission of Michael McKeel, 1772; and other genealogy materials.

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McKeel, Mary.

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McKeel, Phebe Quimby.

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McKeel family.

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The McKeel family includes Isaac and Phebe Quimby McKeel, their children Arthur, Isaiah, and Mary, and other relatives. From the description of Papers, 1772-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155543994 ...

Field, Mary Jane Quimby.

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Fowler, O. S. (Orson Squire), 1809-1887

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Orson Squire Fowler, phrenologist, was born in Cohocton, New York, on October 11, 1809, and died in Connecticut on August 18, 1887. In October 1838, he issued in Philadelphia the first number of the AMERICAN PHENOLOGICAL JOURNAL. Among his many volumes on phrenology and kindred subjects are MEMORY AND INTELLECTUAL IMPROVEMENT (1841), PHYSIOLOGY, ANIMAL AND MENTAL (1842), and MATRIMONY, OR PHRENOLOGY APPLIED TO THE SELECTION OF COMPANIONS (1842). From the description of Phrenological ...

Gifford, Julia.

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McKeel, Isaiah.

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McKeel, Michael.

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McKeel, Arthur, d. 1851.

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Underhill, Rebecca.

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McKeel, Isaac.

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Quimby, William R.

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Haviland, David

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