Donald Grant Mitchell Receipt
00-1971-02-0
Scope and Contents
Donald Grant Mitchell Receipt (1971-02-0) is dated December 12, 1861 and is for receipt of $1000 on account from D. H. Nevins. Mitchell was born in Norwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale in 1841, where he studied law, but he soon took up literature. Throughout his life he showed a particular interest in agriculture and landscape gardening which he followed at first in pursuit of health. He served as U.S. consul at Venice, Italy from 1853 to 1854, and in 1855 he settled at his estate, called Marvelwood, near New Haven, Connecticut.
Dates
- Other: Majority of material found in 12 December 1861
- Other: Date acquired: 12/12/1970
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical or Historical Information
Mitchell was born in Norwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale in 1841, where he studied law, but he soon took up literature. Throughout his life he showed a particular interest in agriculture and landscape gardening which he followed at first in pursuit of health. He served as U.S. consul at Venice, Italy from 1853 to 1854, and in 1855 he settled at his estate, called Marvelwood, near New Haven, Connecticut.
Note written by
Extent
1.00 items
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
William Warren
Method of Acquisition
Gift.
Existence and Location of Originals
multi-part note content
- Title
- Donald Grant Mitchell Receipt
- Author
- Kathy Craughwell-Varda
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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