Blanding family papers, 1775-1862.

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Blanding family papers, 1775-1862.

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Papers of the Blanding family of Rehoboth, Mass., 1775-1862, includes correspondence between physician and naturalist William Blanding (1773-1857) of Rehoboth and Attleborough, Mass, Camden, South Carolina, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his first wife Susannah Carpenter and second wife Rachel Willett, father farmer William (1748-1830) and mother Lydia Ormsbee Blanding, brothers attorney Abraham of Camden, South Carolina and James Blanding, sisters Lydia Blanding Pearce, Susan Blanding Hunt, and school teacher Lephe Blanding of Providence, Rhode Island, among others. Correspondence includes descriptions of family matters, daily activities, health, time spent with friends, social events, education, and careers. Also includes sporadic diaries, 1807-38, account books, 1802-06, and medical notes, containing records pertaining to smallpox, kept by William Blanding (1773-1857); poetry and penmanship books kept by Lephe Blanding; manuscript maps of Vermont, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Delaware, North America, and South America; deeds for land in Rehoboth, Mass. and Camden, South Carolina, 1775-1841; receipts and loose accounts, 1795-1841 kept by various family members; and tax rolls for Rehoboth, Mass., 1808.

8 boxes and 1 oversize box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7773355

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Blanding, Susannah Carpenter, 1780-1809.

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Blanding, Abraham, 1775-1839.

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Blanding, William, 1748-1830.

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Blanding, Rachel Willett.

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Blanding, Lydia Ormbee, 1750-1835.

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Blanding, James, 1781-1870.

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Blanding, William, 1773-1857

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Naturalist and physician born in Massachusetts; resident of Camden (Kershaw District, S.C.) from 1807-1835; 1801 graduate of Brown University; husband of Susannah Carpenter (1780-1809) and Rachel Willett; brother of Abram Blanding (1776-1839), James Blanding (b. 1781), and Shubal Blanding (b. 1794). From the description of William Blanding papers, 1807-1920 (bulk, 1807-1853). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 50932160 ...

Blanding family.

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Blanding, Lephe, 1793-1823

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