Papers 1796-1930.

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Papers 1796-1930.

Papers, mostly in the 1850's, including letters from Charles Marsh Putnam, Presbyterian clergyman, to his father while he attended Ohio University, Yale College, and Andover Seminary, ca. 1824-28; letters to his daughter Lydia H. Putnam while she was a student at Putnam Female Seminary, Putnam, Ohio, and Western Female Seminary, Oxford, Ohio, 1852-57; sermons and church records from his ministry at the Presbyterian Church in Jersey, Ohio; letters of David Putnam, regarding Marietta and Belpre, Northwest Territory; a letter to him from Harmon Blennerhasset outlining his activities and opportunities in Mississippi Territory; letters of William Pitt Putnam; and letters of Israel Putnam. Contact repository for more information.

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