Letters and summary of letters, 1868-1992 (bulk 1868 Dec. 12-1869 Nov. 14).

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Letters and summary of letters, 1868-1992 (bulk 1868 Dec. 12-1869 Nov. 14).

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Letters, mostly from Wilson to his sister Anna, describing his travels in the American west as assistant to phrenologist O.S. Fowler, 1868-1869. Includes one letter from Wilson's older brother to Anna, 14 Apr. 1868, and a summary of the letters by Warren Nunn entitled, "A Teenage Traveller in the Oald West."

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Nunn, Warren R.

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Pettit, Wilson (Wilson Marion), 1851 or 2-1929.

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Lockport, N.Y. general practitioner. From the description of Letters and summary of letters, 1868-1992 (bulk 1868 Dec. 12-1869 Nov. 14). (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33113429 ...

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 ...

Pettit, Anna.

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Pettit, Romaine.

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