Letter

Archive

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Mattapoisett Museum

Name/Title

Letter

Entry/Object ID

0000.8.1249

Scope and Content

Bag enclosed with letter from Benjamin Hammond (b.1818 d. 1903) then (1867) living in Turner, Maine. Verse six refers to his first wife who died in 1856. The letter was written to Thomas Penn Hammond and verse 10 refers to his son, Charles B. (1839-1907) at sea. Verse 11 refers to two spinster sisters of Thomas Penn Hammond, Eliza (or Elizabeth) and Drusilla. The two children in Mass. (verse 16) were Mrs. Sophia Hudson and Joshua B. Hammond.

Collection

Mendell Research

Acquisition

Accession

0000.8

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Oct 14, 1867

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Lenora Robinson Status Date: 2016-03-14

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2016

Updated By

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Update Date

March 14, 2016