Letters and diary, 1824-1847.

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Letters and diary, 1824-1847.

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Letters and a diary of a family in Waterford, Maine. The letters are from William Munroe to his sons Josiah, Merrick, and Daniel; from Merrick to his brother Josiah; and from Achsah Carlton to her brother Daniel. The diary was written by Jane S. Monroe in 1847. Included also are photocopies of the letters and diary. Included also are photocopies of records of births, marriages, and deaths of the Delano family in Abbot and Guilford, Maine.

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Raymond H. Fogler Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7710919

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Munroe, William, b. 1779.

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Monroe, Jane S., b. 1813.

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Munroe, Merrick.

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Munroe, Josiah.

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Delano family.

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Carlton, Achsah.

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Monroe family.

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William Munroe was born in 1779 and married Achsah Sawyer in 1798. They were the parents of Josiah (who married Jane Sawin born in 1813), Achsah (who married Deacon Edward Carlton), Merrick, Daniel, and 10 other children. He and his family came to Waterford from Harvard, Massachusetts in 1802. He built a tannery with his partner Josiah Atherton. William was succeeded by his son Josiah, then another son, Merrick. In 1848 Josiah Munroe built a plaster mill in Waterford. Both William and Josiah hel...