Affleck family papers, 1870-1938.

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Affleck family papers, 1870-1938.

Papers and letters include family correspondence (1870) of Anna Dunbar Affleck; newspaper clippings (1900) of articles on Galveston, Texas, by I. Dunbar Affleck, Thomas Affleck's son; business papers (1872-1877) pertaining principally to the settlement of the estate of Anna Dunbar Affleck. Letters (1893) from Thomas Affleck's sister, Elizabeth Affleck Allen give biographical data concerning their parents. Collection also includes later correspondence (1932-1933); a newspaper clipping (1938) concerning Thomas Affleck's papers ; and a story about "Glenblythe", home of the Affleck family in Washington County, Texas, written by Thomas Affleck's daughter-in-law, Mary Hunt Affleck;

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Affleck, Thomas, 1812-1868

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Thomas Affleck was born in Dumfries, Scotland, and immigrated to New York in 1832. He studied agriculture and general sciences while he lived on the East coast. He moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and in 1840, he became editor of the Western Farmer and Gardener, a widely circulated agricultural periodical in the West. During a trip to Natchez, Mississippi, in 1842, Affleck met his second wife, Anna Dunbar Smith. They established their household in Washington, Adams County, Mis...

Affleck, Anna Dunbar.

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Affleck family.

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Family of Thomas Affleck, horticulturist and editor of several agricultural journals. From the description of Affleck family papers, 1870-1938. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 252223762 ...