Scovill-Beecher letters, 1816-1864.

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Scovill-Beecher letters, 1816-1864.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/643562608

The collection includes twenty-nine letters, chiefly the courting letters of William H. Scovill and Rebecca Beecher during a long period of geographic separation and secret engagement from 1817 to 1820. Materials in the collection range in date from 1816 to 1864.

29 items (.2 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7913923

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Beecher, Rebecca.

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Scovill, William H.

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William H. Scovill (1796-1854) of Waterbury, Connecticut, businessman and founder of the Scovill Manufacturing Company; and Rebecca Beecher (1800-1876), of Kent, Connecticut. From the description of Scovill-Beecher letters, 1816-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 643562608 William H. Scovill (1796-1854) was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. At seventeen he began working as a clerk, first in New Haven, then in Waterbury. In 1817, he relocated to B...

Scovill, Caroline.

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