Papers of the Abbott family [manuscript] 1794-1869.

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Papers of the Abbott family [manuscript] 1794-1869.

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Documents, 1794-1860, includes deeds and publishing contracts made by members of the Abbott family [6 items. holograph] -- Correspondence, 1813-69, with Abbotts concerns a visit to England, a tour of New England, a visit with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and publication plans for various works. Correspondence, 1867-69, chiefly between Edwin P. Weston of the Abbott Family School [apparently not connected with these Abbotts] and Churchill, Browns & Manson concerns the school career of Francisco Martinez [27 items. holograph signed] -- Autograph album, ca. 1838, contains a short essay by John Stevens Cabot Abbott [paper covers. 19.6 cm.] -- Magazine photograph of Jacob Abbott [black & white. 12.2 x 7.9 cm.]. Correspondents include Jacob Abbott [Father of Jacob Abbott], Jacob Abbott, John Stevens Cabet Abbott, Andrew Hull Foote, Benjamin Hale, Harper & Brothers, and John Wingate Thornton.

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