Elizabeth Philleo family correspondence, 1845-1889.

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Elizabeth Philleo family correspondence, 1845-1889.

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Primarily letters from Elizabeth Philleo of Suffield, Connecticut, to her sister Ellen Loomis, discussing every day activities and contemporary events. Also includes letters to family members Calvin Philleo, Jr., George Welles Loomis, Ellen Loomis, Mindwell Pease Loomis, and Emily Louise Loomis from relatives Aunt Lucretia Loomis (called Cre), Aunt Cordelia Frances Loomis (called Cord), and John Marston Goodwin, Jr., Daniel Washington Norton, and John Norton. Another significant portion of correspondence consists of letters from Seymour Crane Loomis to his parents and to his sister Minnie (Mindwell Pease Loomis), primarily while Seymour was a student at Yale.

0.75 linear foot (1 1/2 boxes).

Connecticut Historical Society

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Loomis, Emily Louise.

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Loomis, Seymour Crane, b. 1861.

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Philleo, Elizabeth Pease Norton, 1826-1885.

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Norton, Daniel Washington, 1799-1874.

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Insurance agent, manufacturer; B.A., Amherst; agent for the Aetna Fire and Life Insurance Co.; involved financially with the Windsor Knitting Factory, the Lacowsic Woolen Company, and the Eagle Paper Mill; with John W. Loomis he founded Loomis and Norton, cigar manufacturers; one of the founders of the First National Bank of Suffield, Conn. and served as its first president. From the description of Daniel Washington Norton papers, 1813-1878 (inclusive), 1830-1878 (bulk). (Unknown). W...

Norton, John William, 1839-1925

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Deacon of First Congregational Church, Guilford, Conn., first selectman, and amateur local historian. From the description of Early anecdotes, 1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70971385 ...

Yale College (1718-1887)

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The Linonian Literary Society was founded in 1753. All undergraduates were allowed to be members of the Linonian Society. The club provided students with a forum to debate, stage plays, and deliver poems, essays, and orations. The society disbanded in 1868. From the guide to the Linonian Society, Yale College, records, 1753-1870, (Manuscripts and Archives) ...

Loomis, Mindwell Pease, b. 1865.

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Philleo, Calvin W. (Calvin Wheeler), 1822-1858

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Philleo was a practicing lawyer and a politician. He was initially a Democrat, became a Free-Soiler in 1849 and eventually returned to the Democratic party. He was author of several articles that were published in Putnam's Magazine and the Atlantic. From the description of Calvin W. Philleo correspondence, legal papers and writings, 1835-1860. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 298322852 ...

Loomis, George Welles, 1832-1902.

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Loomis, Ellen Norton, b. 1836.

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Goodwin, John Marston, 1833-1891.

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