Albert Dodd papers, 1836-1844 (inclusive).

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Albert Dodd papers, 1836-1844 (inclusive).

Diary kept by Albert Dodd while at Yale College (1836-1837) describing his relations with men and women, a manuscript of his poetry (with printed engravings of Hoboken and Manhattanville), and three letters to his family from Bloomington, Illinois (1841-1844), where he had gone to practice law. The letters describe modes of travel, hunting, the habits of wolves, and conditions of health and hygiene in the area. Included also is Dodd's obituary from the Hartford Daily Times, June 1844.

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Yale University. Class of 1884

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Dodd, Albert, 1818-1844.

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Albert Dodd was born around 1818. He transferred into Yale College from Trinity (then Washington) College around his senior year. Studying law after graduation, he opened a law firm in St. Louis, Missouri, then moving to Bloomington, Illinois. He died in June, 1844. Born about 1818; entered college from Hartford, Conn.; joined the class at the beginning of Senior year, or perhaps a little earlier, from Washington (now Trinity) College. After graduation, he studied law an...

Yale University.

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