Letters, 1842-1845.

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Letters, 1842-1845.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22540391

Mostly letters to her husband Robert Murray during his absences. Topics include: her existence and feelings while separated from her husband; her deference to him; news of other ship captains and their families; religious views; her husband's business and difficult times in the economy; the Market Street Dutch Reformed Church, its minister, Isaac Ferris, and relations with the church in Holland; the Murray and Walton families of New York City and Lincoln County, Maine; the ship AVALANCHE; and attitudes toward love, the trials of life, and death.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7055007

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Murray family.

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Murray, Robert, 1869-1950

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Avalanche (Ship)

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Ferris, Isaac, 1798-1873

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Professor, Rutgers Female Institute; professor and chancellor, Univ. of the City of New York (later New York University). From the description of Lectures, 1854-1867. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58664007 ...

Walton family.

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Holland Reformed Church

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Murray, Maria

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Housewife, New York City. Born Maria Walton. Married Robert Murray, Jr., captain of trading ship AVALANCHE. From the description of Letters, 1842-1845. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 22540391 ...