Wedworth Wadsworth family papers, 1745-1841.

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Wedworth Wadsworth family papers, 1745-1841.

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Primarily letters to Wedworth Wadsworth and his wife, of Durham, Connecticut, from their son James while James was a student at Yale College, 1837-1841. James also occasionally wrote to his brother William, also of Durham. Also includes letters to Wedworth from Elizur Goodrich and from Wedworth's nephew William Wadsworth; a 1745 letter from James Wadsworth to his son James; and a 1791 letter to James Wadsworth, Jr. from Charles Goodrich.

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Connecticut Historical Society

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