Letter to Mrs. David Coffin, 1845 July 22.

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Letter to Mrs. David Coffin, 1845 July 22.

Barber writes that he has not located a "relic of antiquity" for her collection, having found few manuscripts except in Connecticut, where he found mainly town histories which he deposited with the Connecticut Historical Society.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Connecticut Historical Society

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Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885

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Engraver (of both copper and wood), topographical draftsman, and historian. Born February 2, 1798 in East Windsor, Conn.; apprenticed to Abner Reed, engraver; operated his own engraving business in New Haven; studied history and traveled the eastern U.S., gathering information for the books which he wrote and then illustrated with his engravings; died in New Haven on June 22, 1885. From the description of John Warner Barber scrapbook pages, 1832-1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 1...

Coffin, David, Mrs., fl. 1845,

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