William D. Jenks correspondence, 1814-1868.

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William D. Jenks correspondence, 1814-1868.

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Correspondence of William D. Jenks, 1814-68, of Frederick, Maryland includes letters sent and received by his brother Stephen, a farmer in East Hamilton, New York, sister Julia, and niece Caroline, while she was attending Cazenovia Seminary in Cazenovia, New York. Subjects discussed in the correspondence include weather, family history, and daily activities in East Hamilton and Frederick and include a physical description of Frederick, the estate of Jenks's mother, and opinions on Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren and national politics. William D. Jenks had no contact with his family for seventeen years before the correspondence began.

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