Henry Bromfield Pearson papers, 1802-1875 (inclusive).

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Henry Bromfield Pearson papers, 1802-1875 (inclusive).

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Chiefly letters written to Pearson by friends and relatives. Includes correspondence (1804-1821) between Pearson and his father, Eliphalet Pearson, dealing with Henry's student days at Andover, Yale, and Harvard; and letters from Pearson to his sister Margaret Blanchard.

.5 linear ft. (1 box, 1 folio)

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