Villiers Hatton collection of Hoffman family letters, ca. 1798 - ca. 1874 (bulk ca. 1820 - ca. 1855).

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Villiers Hatton collection of Hoffman family letters, ca. 1798 - ca. 1874 (bulk ca. 1820 - ca. 1855).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58780663

Correspondence, ca. 1798 - ca. 1874, of various members of the Hoffman family. Most of the letters are addressed to Bridget McDonell Wickham, wife of George D. Wickham of Goshen (N.Y.). George Wickham's niece, Emily Burrall Hoffman, daughter of Jonathan Burrall and wife of Ogden Hoffman, writes extensively about family matters, deaths of children, home remedies, etc. Emily's sister, Frances Amelia Burrall Hoffman, wife of Ogden Hoffman's first cousin Murray Hoffman, writes on similar subjects. Both include descriptions of New York City social life, and gossip about their acquaintances, including David Hosack. There are also a few letters from Ogden Hoffman's second wife, Virginia E. Southard Hoffman, about church furnishings and general family matters. Bridget Wickham's other correspondents include her husband; Susan Gillespie; Helen Todd; Ogden Hoffman, and his sons Ogden Hoffman and Charles Burrall Hoffman; and Charles Burrall Hoffman's wife, Harriet Bronson Willett Hoffman. There is also a large group of letters addressed to Harriet Bronson Willett before her marriage, many from her sister, Maggie. Some letters to Bridget Wickham from Henry Hone and his wife Caroline include gossip about David Hosack, and references to fear of cholera in New York in 1832. Throughout the letters there are scattered references to the family's business affairs, and to George Wickham's trade in butter.

0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)

New-York Historical Society

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Hosack, David, 1769-1835

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David Hosack was a New York physician and horticulturist; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1810. From the guide to the David Hosack letters and papers, 1795-1835, 1795-1835, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Hoffman, Murray, 1791-1878

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Hoffman, Harriet Bronson Willett.

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Hone, Henry.

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Willett, Maggie.

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Todd, Helen

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Willett family.

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Hoffman, Charles Burrall, 1820-1892.

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Wickham, Bridget McDonell.

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Hoffman, Frances Amelia Burrall, d. 1833.

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Wickham, George Duncan, 1772-1845

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Goshen, Orange County, New York. Son of William Wickham. From the description of Daybook, 1799 Jan.-1802 May. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58660380 ...

Hoffman family.

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Family of merchants, lawyers, and politicians, based mainly in New York City and New York State. From the description of Villiers Hatton collection of Hoffman family letters, ca. 1798 - ca. 1874 (bulk ca. 1820 - ca. 1855). (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58780663 ...

Hoffman, Virginia E. Southard, d. 1886.

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Burrell family.

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Hoffman, Ogden, 1822-1891

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Ogden Hoffman was born October 16, 1822 in New York, the son and grandson of accomplished lawyers in that state. He graduated from Columbia College in 1840 and commenced the study of law, after which he established practice in New York City for three years. Hoffman arrived in San Francisco on May 16, 1850 and opened a law office; in March of 1851 he was appointed United States District Judge for the Northern District of California by President Millard Fillmore. Many of his decisions in this capa...

Hoffman, Emily Burrall.

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Hoffman, Ogden, 1793-1856

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United States District Attorney, Southern District of New York. From the description of Ogden Hoffman legal papers, 1824-1854, (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58783365 ...

Hone, Caroline.

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Gillespie, Susan

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