Correspondence, 1793-1799.

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Correspondence, 1793-1799.

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The collection primarily comprises the correspondence of Milton Holley and his brother, Myron Holley, concerning student life at Williams College. Included is the brothers' correspondence with their parents, Luther and Sarah Holley, and letters from Williams College friends received by Milton after he left college in 1797. Correspondents include Ephraim Judson, Thomas Fitch, Moses S. Curtis, Elijah Hunt Mills, Martin Field, William Billings and William H. Williams, all from the Classes of 1797 and 1798. The collection also contains several letters from another of Milton's brothers, Horace Holley, who attended Williams Colelge briefly in 1797/8. The correspondence describes such topics as the curriculum, living expenses, health, social life, etc.

.5 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Williams College, Sawyer Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7417812

Williams College, Sawyer Library

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Billings, William, 1777-1864.

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Williams College

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Field, Martin, 1773-1833

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Williams, William H., d. 1841.

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Holley, Milton, 1777-1836.

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John Milton Holley (1777-1836), known as Milton, and his younger brother, Myron Holley (1779-1841), were born in Salisbury, Conn. Both received an education at Williams College: Milton did not graduate, leaving the college to help his father in his merchant's business, while Myron received his degree in 1799. Milton went on to establish the firm of Holley and Coffing, a prominent iron operation. Myron became a member of the New York Canal Commission and publisher of the Rochester Freeman. ...

Holley, Horace.

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Judson, Ephraim A.

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Holley, Sarah.

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Mills, Elijah Hunt, 1776-1829

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Holley, Myron, 1779-1841

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Rochester civic leader. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rochester, N.Y., to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1839 Oct. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269534178 ...

Curtis, Moses S.

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Williams College. Class of 1942

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Holley, Luther, 1751-1826.

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Fitch, Thomas, active 1824

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Fitch was probably an upholsterer in Boston, Massachusetts. From the description of Letterbooks, 1702-1711, 1723-1733. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122397887 Thomas Fitch was a lawyer, plantation owner, and slaveholder in South Georgia and East Florida in the early 1800's. He lived in St. Augustine when Florida was ceded to the United States and was appointed to be the first Judge of the new territorial government in that city. However, a yellow fever epidemic c...