Telegram from Alvin Thomas to Glover Thomas

Archive

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Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Name/Title

Telegram from Alvin Thomas to Glover Thomas

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2017.17.6

Scope and Content

A Western Union Telegraph telegram and envelope from Alvin Thomas to Glover Thomas, dated August 12th, 1872. The telegram contains news of the death of Ruth Thomas. Glover Thomas (1804-1873) lived in Camden from about 1850 until his death. He is buried in Mount View Cemetery in Camden with his wife, Emeline (1808-1871) and one of his sons, Dr. John G. Thomas (1847-1881). Alvin and Ruth Thomas appear in the census from 1850-1870 in Winterport, Maine. Alvin might have been Glover's brother. Dated Winterport Aug. 12 1872 Received at Camden To Glover Thomas Ruth Thomas died this morning at eight o'clock--funeral services at her house Wednesday at 2 p.m. Inform the friends. Alvin Thomas

Collection

Thomas Family Papers

Cataloged By

Marie Stickney

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2017.17

Source or Donor

Anita Brosius-Scott

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Telegram

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Death, Telegrams, Correspondence

Search Terms

Death, Telegrams, Correspondence, Glover Thomas, Alvin Thomas, Ruth Thomas

Archive Details

Creator

Thomas, Alvin

Date(s) of Creation

Aug 12, 1872

Archive Size/Extent

7 1/2 in. x 5 in. ; envelope 3 in. x 5 in.

Location

Location

Container

WHC 2017.17 Box

Shelf

Shelf 2

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 2

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Mar 22, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Aug 16, 2017

Examined By

Marie Stickney

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Thomas, Glover

Person or Organization

Thomas, Alvin

Person or Organization

Thomas, Ruth

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Marie Stickney Status Date: 2017-08-16

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 16, 2017

Updated By

Administrator (Marie)

Update Date

May 20, 2018