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Charles Latham
25 October 1995
VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 2 items
COLLECTION DATES: 1844, 1848
PROVENANCE: Timothy H. Bakker, Halvor Americana, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514, 28 June 1995
RESTRICTIONS: None
REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society
ALTERNATE FORMATS: None
OTHER FINDING AIDS: None
RELATED HOLDINGS: M 171 Judah-Brandon
ACCESSION NUMBER: 95.0581
Mary Jones lived in Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana, in the 1840s. She was on friendly terms with the ladies of the Judah family in Vincennes.
This collection contains two letters to Mary Jones from members of the Judah family then living in Vincennes. In a letter of 6-30-1844 Caroline Judah thanks Jones for hospitality during a recent visit, describes a barn raising, and mentions local ladies. In a letter of 7-9-1848, Catharine Judah describes local comings and goings and a marriage.
MAIN ENTRY: Jones, Mary, fl. 1844-1848
SUBJECT ENTRIES: Jones, Mary, fl. 1844-1848
Judah family
Vincennes (Ind.)--Social life and customs
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