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1863 (Aug- Dec)

 File — Box: 1, Box: 10
Identifier: M189.1

Series Description:

From the Series:

This series consists of correpondence from 1837-1969, undated primarily concerning the history of Maine and approximately a dozen more letters concerning Willis's interests in Maine railroads.

His correspondents included William Allen, Thomas Bulfinch, Henry B. Dawson, Charles Deane, George E. Ellis, William Pitt Fessenden, Reuben A. Guild, John A. Poor, George H. Preble, Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith and Joseph Williamson. More extensive correspondence (eight or more letters) was with Edward Ballard, Brunswick clergyman; Edward E. Bourne, Kennebunk lawyer; Alpheus Spring Packard, Bowdoin professor; John H. Sheppard, Boston lawyer and librarian of the New England Historical and Genealogical Society; Harrison Whitman, Massachusetts clergyman; and Leonard Woods, Bowdoin president. A full list of correspondents is included in this series.

Dates

  • Creation: 1837 - 1958
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1862 - 1869

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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