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Correspondence, 1841 - 1851

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

Includes discussion of meetings of the Society of Friends in central New York, Wilburites, and correspondence with Mahlon Day. Also includes a letter from William Orville Duvall to Slocum Howland discussing the transport of an enslaved person to Duvall's house in Port Byron, with Duvall advising he be armed with a revolver in case of an attempted arrest.

Dates

  • 1841 - 1851

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

5.5 cubic feet.

15 microfilm reels.

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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