William A.M. Wainwright and Jones family papers, 1705-1931 (bulk 1860-1885).

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Wainwright, William A.M. 1844-1894. William A.M. Wainwright and Jones family papers, 1705-1931 (bulk 1860-1885).

William A.M. Wainwright and Jones family papers, 1705-1931 (bulk 1860-1885).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/384139915

Contains the correspondence of William Augustus Muhlenberg Wainwright to his future wife, Helena "Nellie" Barker Talcott, while he was practicing medicine in New York between 1864 and 1868. In his letters to Nellie, he makes references to treating soldiers at the New York Hospital. Includes correspondence to Wainwright from other physicians as well as letters to his daughter, Mabel Wyllis Wainwright. Also contains correspondence from William Henry Jones, including letters to his future wife, Sarah Russell Barker, and his father, Isaac Jones, as well as correspondence from his sister, Harriet Jones Brooks. Includes correspondence to Sarah's parents, Colonel Edward and Rachel Barker, as well as to William and Sarah's children, Isaac Eaton Jones, Charles Sidney Jones, Edward B. Jones, Henry A. Jones, William A. Jones, Harriet Jones Crawford and Sarah Jones Talcott. Contains correspondence from Richard Ross Crawford, Jr. to his aunt and uncle, Sarah and Thomas Grosvenor Talcott, during his service in the Civil War.

1 linear foot (2 boxes).

Connecticut Historical Society