James Averell, Jr. letter to William Holt Averill

00-2023-41-0

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James Averell, Jr. letter to William Holt Averill

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Content Description

James Averell, Jr. writes from Cooperstown, NY to his son, William Holt Averell, regarding the difficulty of obtaining the amount of money William needs to cover expenses as a student at the Litchfield Law School.

Dates

Creation: 1818-01-11

Creator

Averell, James, Jr (1763-1835) (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

James Averell was born in Ashford, Conn where he lived in his youth, moving to Palmer, MA, and Wilmington, VT, before he settled in Cooperstown, NY in 1787. He served in the Continental Army from Palmer, MA. In 1792, he exchanged his initial Cooperstown property for a tannery. He and his son William Holt Averell invested in land in Cleveland, OH. He died away from home at St. Johnsville, NY in 1835.