John Russell letter, 1849 May 13.

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John Russell letter, 1849 May 13.

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John Russell in Clinton, La., writes his young son, Francis I. Russell, in Bluffdale, Ill., describing his work as parish school superintendent, the outbreak of cholera in New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana, the beginnings of the school system in East Feliciana Parish, flooding on the Mississippi River, and how he pines for his family and is anxious to return home once his term expires.

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Russell, J. (John), 1793-1863

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Noted early Illinois literary figure, school teacher, author and editor. Russell and his wife Laura Ann Spencer Russell were early settlers of Bluffdale, Greene County, Illinois. From the description of Papers, 1792-1927. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 23007629 John Russell was born in Cavendish, Vt., on July 31, 1793, his parents being John and Lucretia (Preston) Russell. He graduated from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt. (1818) and was mar...

Russell, Francis, 1816-1891

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