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1868 Letter from L. F. Liscom in Boston to his father Lemuel in Hinsdale

 Item — Box: MS0171.02, Item: 03
Identifier: MS0171.02.03

Scope and Contents

1868 Letter from L. F. Liscom in Boston to his father Lemuel in Hinsdale on the Letterhead of the Solid Lever Bridge Company, Cottrell, Liscom & Merrill’s Patents. Proprietors and Contractors, No. 46 Congress Street, Boston. (Contents of letter discuss health of family, viewing the Massachusetts Infantry, Artillery & Cavalry (Frank and brother Samuel both serve in the Civil War in New Hampshire 14th Infantry) on the Common, paying for his “segars” (Liscom farm grows tobacco) and the Bridge Co. going ahead very nicely.)

Dates

  • Creation: 1836 to 1905

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 boxes ; .25 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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