Edward Parker correspondence [manuscript] 1817-1908

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Edward Parker correspondence [manuscript] 1817-1908

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The Edward Parker Correspondence contains correspondence between Edward, his father Nathan B. Parker, his mother Elizabeth Langford Parker, his brother Henry D. Parker, his first wife Annie Reynolds Parker, and his daughter Mary Elizabeth Reid. The letters within the collection reveal general information about the Parker family, their personal experiences during the Civil War, their involvement with Shakerism, and Edwards's duties as a riverboat clerk.

2.25 linear ft. (4 boxes)

University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8205047

University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries

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Parker, Edward William, 1817-1908.

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