Emma Battell letters, 1823-1842.

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Emma Battell letters, 1823-1842.

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Correspondence of Emma Seymour and Philip Battell during their engagement and letters to Emma from family and friends before and after her marriage. Emma's letters detail daily life in Middlebury, Vt., with news of family and friends; descriptions, some very detailed, of physical surroundings; and descriptions of health care and dentistry. Philip Battell's letters mention family and friends, but mainly concern his thoughts about life, literature, and love, and include some poetry he wrote.

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Seymour, Horatio, 1778-1857

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U.S. senator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Middlebury, [Vermont], to Moses Strong, 1811 Jan. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663436 Lawyer, postmaster, and banker, of Middlebury, Vt. From the description of Horatio Seymour papers, 1800-1855. (Sheldon Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 725879051 ...

Seymour family.

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Seymour, Moses, 1803-1889

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Battell, Emma Hart Seymour, 1809-1841

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Emma Hart Seymour Battell was named for Emma Hart Willard and attended Emma Willard's school in Troy, N.Y., 1823-1825. She met Philip Battell in 1825 when he was a student at Middlebury College and became secretly engaged to him before he graduated in 1826. When they met in 1825, she was living in the house her father, Horatio Seymour (1778-1857) had built but spent from 1825? to winter 1830 at the Wainwright house. In the fall and winter of 1834-1835 she visited relatives in New York State. In ...

Battell, Philip, 1807-1897

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Philip Battell was born in Norfolk, Conn., and graduated from Middlebury College. Professionally a lawyer, he practiced in Connecticut and in Cleveland, Ohio, before returning to Middlebury, Vt., in 1838. He was active in genealogical and historical research. From the description of Minutes of conversations, 1840-1860. (Sheldon Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 713045169 ...

Seymour, Ozias, 1801-1861

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Seymour, Horatio, 1813-1872

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