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McCoy-Love Family papers, 1774-1970 and undated

12.3 Linear Feet circa 9,210 Items
Asheville, N.C. residents. Two prominent members of the families were George William McCoy, Sr. (b. 1901), editor of the Asheville-Citizen Times, and his father-in-law, Harry Weaver Love (b. 1883), YMCA executive. The collection contains personal and business correspondence, genealogical material, financial and legal records, printed material, clippings, addresses and writings, scrapbooks, miscellaneous items, photographs, and a number of volumes. Topics include the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Assoc. Harry Love's business papers include a large number of correspondence, reports, pictures and volumes relating to his work with the YMCA, in the U.S. and abroad; there are a great many items relating to the Philippine Islands. There are a sizable number of papers from Wythe Munford Peyton, a civil and highway engineer, who worked for several N.C. railroads; the papers of William C. Coleman, a businessman who sold and serviced Harley-Davidson motorcycles (1914-1915); and papers of the Frelinghuysen-Southwick family of N.J. and N.Y., one relative being a Senator and another, Emeline Sherman Smith, a poet. There are a few items concerning Thomas Dixon who founded the Mt. Mitchell Assoc. of Arts and Sciences.
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McCoy-Love Family papers, 1774-1970 and undated 12.3 Linear Feet circa 9,210 Items

Asheville, N.C. residents. Two prominent members of the families were George William McCoy, Sr. (b. 1901), editor of the Asheville-Citizen Times, and his father-in-law, Harry Weaver Love (b. 1883), YMCA executive. The collection contains personal and business correspondence, genealogical material, financial and legal records, printed material, clippings, addresses and writings, scrapbooks, miscellaneous items, photographs, and a number of volumes. Topics include the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Assoc. Harry Love's business papers include a large number of correspondence, reports, pictures and volumes relating to his work with the YMCA, in the U.S. and abroad; there are a great many items relating to the Philippine Islands. There are a sizable number of papers from Wythe Munford Peyton, a civil and highway engineer, who worked for several N.C. railroads; the papers of William C. Coleman, a businessman who sold and serviced Harley-Davidson motorcycles (1914-1915); and papers of the Frelinghuysen-Southwick family of N.J. and N.Y., one relative being a Senator and another, Emeline Sherman Smith, a poet. There are a few items concerning Thomas Dixon who founded the Mt. Mitchell Assoc. of Arts and Sciences.
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Eugene Clyde Brooks papers, 1774-1971 and undated

4.1 Linear Feet 3,105 Items
Professor of Education at Trinity College, Durham NC. Collection chiefly is composed of letters, educational reports, numerous writings and addresses, and various professional papers, all relating to tobacco relief, education, and agriculture in North Carolina. Specific topics cover the Department of Education of what was then known as Trinity College in Durham, N.C.; the history of North Carolina, from an unpublished draft; and the matter of education for rural populations in N.C. and elsewhere. Materials include a microfilm of Brooks' papers held by the Department of Archives and History in Raleigh, N.C.; telegrams; extensive manuscripts for unpublished works, lecture notes, an address by Supt. Benjamin Lee Smith of Greensboro Public Schools. Other items in the collection include a scrapbook; cards from Brooks to his wife from abroad; original poems written by Brooks; photographs; memorabilia; an itinerary of his trip with other agricultural experts to Europe; a contract in manuscript drawn up in 1774 between citizens of Mecklenburg Co. and John Patterson, a school teacher, who was engaged to teach there; a printed document concerning Judge Walter Clark; and other miscellaneous items. There is also a printed copy of the diary of Dr. J. F. Shaffner, Sr. and blueprints of the N.C. State Fairgrounds.
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Eugene Clyde Brooks papers, 1774-1971 and undated 4.1 Linear Feet 3,105 Items

Professor of Education at Trinity College, Durham NC. Collection chiefly is composed of letters, educational reports, numerous writings and addresses, and various professional papers, all relating to tobacco relief, education, and agriculture in North Carolina. Specific topics cover the Department of Education of what was then known as Trinity College in Durham, N.C.; the history of North Carolina, from an unpublished draft; and the matter of education for rural populations in N.C. and elsewhere. Materials include a microfilm of Brooks' papers held by the Department of Archives and History in Raleigh, N.C.; telegrams; extensive manuscripts for unpublished works, lecture notes, an address by Supt. Benjamin Lee Smith of Greensboro Public Schools. Other items in the collection include a scrapbook; cards from Brooks to his wife from abroad; original poems written by Brooks; photographs; memorabilia; an itinerary of his trip with other agricultural experts to Europe; a contract in manuscript drawn up in 1774 between citizens of Mecklenburg Co. and John Patterson, a school teacher, who was engaged to teach there; a printed document concerning Judge Walter Clark; and other miscellaneous items. There is also a printed copy of the diary of Dr. J. F. Shaffner, Sr. and blueprints of the N.C. State Fairgrounds.
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Daniel Augustus Tompkins papers, 1774-1976

11 Linear Feet 6432 Items
Engineer, author, and entrepreneur, of Charlotte (Mecklenburg Co.), N.C. Collection contains letters and papers relating to Tompkins' work in the Pennsylvania steel industry, specifically with the Bethlehem Iron Works, his career as an industrial engineer in North Carolina with the Westinghouse Machine Company, his personal life, his activities as co-owner of the Charlotte Observer and his disputes with the editor, J. C. Hemphill, his patents and inventions, his business activities and involvement with the textile, brick, and other industries, and the settlement of his estate. Includes ledgers and a stockholders' minute book of the D. A. Tompkins Company.
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Daniel Augustus Tompkins papers, 1774-1976 11 Linear Feet 6432 Items

Engineer, author, and entrepreneur, of Charlotte (Mecklenburg Co.), N.C. Collection contains letters and papers relating to Tompkins' work in the Pennsylvania steel industry, specifically with the Bethlehem Iron Works, his career as an industrial engineer in North Carolina with the Westinghouse Machine Company, his personal life, his activities as co-owner of the Charlotte Observer and his disputes with the editor, J. C. Hemphill, his patents and inventions, his business activities and involvement with the textile, brick, and other industries, and the settlement of his estate. Includes ledgers and a stockholders' minute book of the D. A. Tompkins Company.
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Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen papers, 1930-1994

46.5 Linear Feet (31 boxes)
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (1906-1994) was a professor emeritus of economics at Vanderbilt University. This collection primarily documents his professonal life through his correspondence, writings, research, and professional and faculty activities.
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Latouche letter, Paris, 1774, June 28

1 items
ALS. Describes an operation successfully performed on the Archbishop of Paris in 1774.
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John Armstrong papers, to Mrs. Coutts, 1775, [1779], and undated

4 items
3 letters (ALS) and an engraved portrait of Armstrong. One letter details dinner at the Shakespeare Inn.
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Aitken family letter and will, 1775, 1793

1.8 Linear Feet (2 items)
The Aitken family was of Scottish descent. John Aitken, senior, lived in Rashiehill, Scotland. One of his sons, James Aitken, was eventually ordained as a Presbyterian minister in Elizabeth town (Elizabeth City), North Carolina. Collection comprises a letter written by James Aitken to his parents from Wilmingtown (Wilmington), North Carolina, on 1775 June 5, as well as a last will and testament for John Aitken, Senior, as recorded in 1793. In his letter, James describes local people as "genteel" and respected for their "education and good behaviour," and goes on to describe local planters and their various crops, long distances ridden, the situation for Presbyterians and his upcoming ordination and resettlement, his plans to obtain a plantation and purchase or hire slaves, preparations for war with Great Britain, and payment of his debts. In his will, John Aitken, Senior, names his son, John, as his successor, and outlines the distribution of his money, land, and property. The will is witnessed by Charles Lang and William Muirhead.
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Aitken family letter and will, 1775, 1793 1.8 Linear Feet (2 items)

The Aitken family was of Scottish descent. John Aitken, senior, lived in Rashiehill, Scotland. One of his sons, James Aitken, was eventually ordained as a Presbyterian minister in Elizabeth town (Elizabeth City), North Carolina. Collection comprises a letter written by James Aitken to his parents from Wilmingtown (Wilmington), North Carolina, on 1775 June 5, as well as a last will and testament for John Aitken, Senior, as recorded in 1793. In his letter, James describes local people as "genteel" and respected for their "education and good behaviour," and goes on to describe local planters and their various crops, long distances ridden, the situation for Presbyterians and his upcoming ordination and resettlement, his plans to obtain a plantation and purchase or hire slaves, preparations for war with Great Britain, and payment of his debts. In his will, John Aitken, Senior, names his son, John, as his successor, and outlines the distribution of his money, land, and property. The will is witnessed by Charles Lang and William Muirhead.
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Samuel Meredith papers, 1775-1808

22 items
Papers include correspondence from John Jones, David Jackson and William Duncan, and statements of account with a dentist, physicians and pharmacists, including Andrew Spence, Philip S. Physick, Benjamin Rush, Nicholas Belleville, John Hart, John Ott and William Evans.
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Samuel Meredith papers, 1775-1808 22 items

Papers include correspondence from John Jones, David Jackson and William Duncan, and statements of account with a dentist, physicians and pharmacists, including Andrew Spence, Philip S. Physick, Benjamin Rush, Nicholas Belleville, John Hart, John Ott and William Evans.
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Hall Jackson papers, 1775 and undated [before 1783, end of Revolutionary War].

2 items
2 ALS. Jackson describes the political situation in New Hampshire in 1775 and voices his concern regarding an outbreak of smallpox in a small town on Lake Winnepesaukee, fearing that it might spread through the countryside.
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Devereux Family papers, 1776-1936 and undated, bulk 1839-1900

3 Linear Feet
The Devereux family lived in Raleigh, N.C. They were a prominent and wealthy family before the Civil War. This collection is largely concerned with personal and family affairs; the chief correspondents in the collection are Thomas Pollock Devereux (1793-1869), his sister-in-law Sarah Elizabeth Devereux, his son John Devereux (1819-1893), daughter-in-law Margaret (Mordecai) Devereux (1824-1910), and Robert L. Maitland of New York, a business associate. Subjects covered by the letters include camp life in the Civil War, plantations, slaves and real estate.
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Devereux Family papers, 1776-1936 and undated, bulk 1839-1900 3 Linear Feet

The Devereux family lived in Raleigh, N.C. They were a prominent and wealthy family before the Civil War. This collection is largely concerned with personal and family affairs; the chief correspondents in the collection are Thomas Pollock Devereux (1793-1869), his sister-in-law Sarah Elizabeth Devereux, his son John Devereux (1819-1893), daughter-in-law Margaret (Mordecai) Devereux (1824-1910), and Robert L. Maitland of New York, a business associate. Subjects covered by the letters include camp life in the Civil War, plantations, slaves and real estate.
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Samuel Swift papers, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1776-1782

2 items
Holograph documents, signed. Swift's accounts against Jonathan Hufty (1778) and against Jacob Laughlin (1776-1779). On the reverse of each account, Justice of the Peace William Rush notes Swift's sworn testimony that accounts have not been paid (1782).
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Samuel Swift papers, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1776-1782 2 items

Holograph documents, signed. Swift's accounts against Jonathan Hufty (1778) and against Jacob Laughlin (1776-1779). On the reverse of each account, Justice of the Peace William Rush notes Swift's sworn testimony that accounts have not been paid (1782).
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Robert Lawson Papers, 1776-1825 (bulk 1781)

0.25 Linear Feet
Robert Lawson (1748-1805) was an officer in the Revolutionary War who served as Brigadier General of the Virginia Militia. The collection primarily consists of letters to Lawson regarding the raising, reinforcement, and movement of troops in Virginia and North Carolina during the Revolutionary War in 1781.
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Robert Lawson Papers, 1776-1825 (bulk 1781) 0.25 Linear Feet

Robert Lawson (1748-1805) was an officer in the Revolutionary War who served as Brigadier General of the Virginia Militia. The collection primarily consists of letters to Lawson regarding the raising, reinforcement, and movement of troops in Virginia and North Carolina during the Revolutionary War in 1781.

Resolutions of the House of Delegates of Virginia, 1780 November 30
Box 1 > Folder 2

Refers to delay of volunteers marching to S. Carolina on account of invasion of state. The time they were to serve has been lessened by the delay, resolved that they be discharged unless they agreed to service in the Southern campaign, or unless the governor after consultation with Steuben shall conclude that the situation does not permit their discharge.

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Louis Manigault papers, 1776-1883, bulk 1840-1878, bulk bulk

3 Linear Feet (6 boxes (2,042 items))
Collection contains correspondence, account book, memorandum book (1858), notebook (1852), prescription book (1852), plantation records, and other papers (chiefly 1840-1878), of Louis Manigault and of members of his family. The papers contain information on Charleston, South Carolina, including social and economic conditions, student life at private schools, and the fire of December, 1861; management of a rice plantation, with comments on the transition from slave to free labor; and travel in Paris, London, Brussels, and other places in Europe. Includes a few Civil War letters, an account book of Manigault while at Yale, and letters from a family member at school at the Lyceé Impérial in Paris.
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Louis Manigault papers, 1776-1883, bulk 1840-1878, bulk bulk 3 Linear Feet (6 boxes (2,042 items))

Collection contains correspondence, account book, memorandum book (1858), notebook (1852), prescription book (1852), plantation records, and other papers (chiefly 1840-1878), of Louis Manigault and of members of his family. The papers contain information on Charleston, South Carolina, including social and economic conditions, student life at private schools, and the fire of December, 1861; management of a rice plantation, with comments on the transition from slave to free labor; and travel in Paris, London, Brussels, and other places in Europe. Includes a few Civil War letters, an account book of Manigault while at Yale, and letters from a family member at school at the Lyceé Impérial in Paris.
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Frederick Vincent papers, 1776-1872

1 Linear Feet 458 Items

Collection contains letters, some from prominent figures in Washington and some addressed to Chilton; court briefs from Norfolk, and several copies of Virginia Land Office records from the 18th century.

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Frederick Vincent papers, 1776-1872 1 Linear Feet 458 Items

Collection contains letters, some from prominent figures in Washington and some addressed to Chilton; court briefs from Norfolk, and several copies of Virginia Land Office records from the 18th century.

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J. Walter Thompson Company. Colin Dawkins papers, 1776-1986

7.9 Linear Feet circa 3,800 Items

The papers of Colin Dawkins, a former Vice President of the J. Walter Thompson (JWT) advertising agency, span the years 1776 to 1986 with the bulk of the papers being dated between 1920 and 1981. The collection consists of Dawkins's research files, gathered for a proposed book on the history of the advertising business as it paralleled and was influenced by the growth and international development of JWT. These files contain correspondence, printed materials (including JWT newsletters), articles, clippings, speeches, writings, advertisements, reports, oral interview transcripts and cassette tapes. Clients represented in this collection include primarily the Ford Motor Company but also Kraft, Chesebrough-Ponds, Pan American, and Lever Brothers, and JWT executives represented include James Walter Thompson, Stanley Resor, Howard Kohl, Sam Meek, Helen Lansdowne Resor, Edward G. Wilson, Shirley Woodell, James Webb Young, and Dan Seymour. Much of the collection duplicates material found elsewhere in the extensive J. Walter Thompson Company Archives and many items are photocopies; however, the collection does contain unique material specifically in the Oral Interview Series and items thoughout the collection which Colin Dawkins collected.

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J. Walter Thompson Company. Colin Dawkins papers, 1776-1986 7.9 Linear Feet circa 3,800 Items

The papers of Colin Dawkins, a former Vice President of the J. Walter Thompson (JWT) advertising agency, span the years 1776 to 1986 with the bulk of the papers being dated between 1920 and 1981. The collection consists of Dawkins's research files, gathered for a proposed book on the history of the advertising business as it paralleled and was influenced by the growth and international development of JWT. These files contain correspondence, printed materials (including JWT newsletters), articles, clippings, speeches, writings, advertisements, reports, oral interview transcripts and cassette tapes. Clients represented in this collection include primarily the Ford Motor Company but also Kraft, Chesebrough-Ponds, Pan American, and Lever Brothers, and JWT executives represented include James Walter Thompson, Stanley Resor, Howard Kohl, Sam Meek, Helen Lansdowne Resor, Edward G. Wilson, Shirley Woodell, James Webb Young, and Dan Seymour. Much of the collection duplicates material found elsewhere in the extensive J. Walter Thompson Company Archives and many items are photocopies; however, the collection does contain unique material specifically in the Oral Interview Series and items thoughout the collection which Colin Dawkins collected.

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William Heberden letter, Windsor, 1776, July 11

1 items
ALS. Writes of the death of Jeremiah Markland.
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Edward Durant document, Middlesex, [Mass.], 1776, June 22

1 items
Holograph, signed. Attests that he will use medicines received of Dr. John Greenleaf in accordance with the resolves of the General Court of Mass.
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Edward Kitchen Turner letter, to John Brown Esq., Boston, 1777

1 items
ALS. Requests funds to purchase instruments and supplies, including blankets, bandage linen and a tourniquet, to be used in military service.
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Cochrane Family papers, 1777-1957 and undated

8.9 Linear Feet (16 boxes and 1 oversize tube) 4125 Items
Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane served in the British Navy from 1839-1886, where he fought in the Anglo-Chinese war and rose to the rank of admiral. He was also instrumental in administering the Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company during its early years. His brother, Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane was also active in the Royal Navy from 1847-1873, participating in the British campaign to suppress the slave trade in West Africa during the 1860s. He was also a landowner and landlord of the Redcastle Estate in County Donegal, Ireland, and served in his later years as High Sheriff for County Donegal. The collection contains correspondence, legal and financial documents, notes and writings, notebooks and diaries, clippings, printed books and pamphlets, photographs, maps, charts, diagrams and technical drawings pertaining to the lives and careers of Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro and Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane, and to the Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company. The papers span the years 1777-1957, with the bulk of the collection being dated from 1850-1905, and document the naval careers of Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane and Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane, the role of the Cochrane family as landlords in Western Ulster, and the development of the colonial asphalt industry in Trinidad during the 19th century.
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Correspondence, 1777-1904, bulk 1831-1904

Contains the correspondence of the Cochrane family, primarily correspondence sent to Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane and Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane, but also including a few letters written by them. The majority of the material pertains to their naval careers, but personal and family letters are also included. This subseries also includes four folders of letter drafts by Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane. All correspondence is arranged chronologically by date.

  1. Family Papers Series, 1777-1930, undated, bulk 1831-1921

Family Papers Series, 1777-1930, undated, bulk 1831-1921 6 boxes

Organized into the following subseries: Correspondence, Legal and Financial Documents, Notebooks and Diaries, Notes and Writings, Print Materials, and Visual Materials and Artifacts. Materials relate to the family, their Redcastle estate in County Donegal, relations between the Doherty and Cochrane families, and the naval careers of brothers Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane and Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane. Detailed subseries descriptions follow below.

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Edward Jenner papers, 1777, 1800-1822

1.4 Linear Feet (1 box and 2 volumes; 71 items)
Edward Jenner (1749-1823) was an English surgeon and naturalist known for developing the smallpox vaccine. This collection dates from 1777-1822 and consists mainly of letters written by Edward Jenner to family and friends as well as officials and associates concerned with smallpox vaccination. The collection also includes prescriptions, poems, and a notebook (1810-1812) with Jenner's details on his patients and their treatments for various illnesses, including syphilis, gout, and heart ailments, along with records of many vaccinations. Correspondence topics include: activities of various vaccination programs at home and abroad, including the Royal Jennerian Society and the National Vaccine Establishment; medical cases and consultations; Jenner's recognition in Parliament as discoverer of the smallpox vaccine and his appointment as physician extraordinary to George IV; requests for positions on behalf of others and for the return of a relative who was a prisoner of war in France; updates on health and activities of family members and acquaintances, including the health of his wife Catherine, who suffered from tuberculosis; and financial matters. Family correspondents include Catherine Jenner, brother-in-law William Davies, nephew William Davies, and sister Mary Black. Other correspondents include John Hunter, Thomas Pruen, Thomas Paytherus, Charles Henry Parry, Samuel Bell Labatt, and Charles Murray.
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Edward Jenner papers, 1777, 1800-1822 1.4 Linear Feet (1 box and 2 volumes; 71 items)

Edward Jenner (1749-1823) was an English surgeon and naturalist known for developing the smallpox vaccine. This collection dates from 1777-1822 and consists mainly of letters written by Edward Jenner to family and friends as well as officials and associates concerned with smallpox vaccination. The collection also includes prescriptions, poems, and a notebook (1810-1812) with Jenner's details on his patients and their treatments for various illnesses, including syphilis, gout, and heart ailments, along with records of many vaccinations. Correspondence topics include: activities of various vaccination programs at home and abroad, including the Royal Jennerian Society and the National Vaccine Establishment; medical cases and consultations; Jenner's recognition in Parliament as discoverer of the smallpox vaccine and his appointment as physician extraordinary to George IV; requests for positions on behalf of others and for the return of a relative who was a prisoner of war in France; updates on health and activities of family members and acquaintances, including the health of his wife Catherine, who suffered from tuberculosis; and financial matters. Family correspondents include Catherine Jenner, brother-in-law William Davies, nephew William Davies, and sister Mary Black. Other correspondents include John Hunter, Thomas Pruen, Thomas Paytherus, Charles Henry Parry, Samuel Bell Labatt, and Charles Murray.

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