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Folder 56

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Contains 4 Results:

Phelps, Winthrop H., Rev. to Phelps, William and Phelps, Chloe R. May, 1836

Folder 56

 File — Folder: 56
Identifier: Folder 56
Scope and Contents

1 letter, in the letter Winthrop is asking for his parent’s consent to go into the seminary and study to become a minister as well as his reasons for wanting to do so.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1836

Folder 56

Folder 56

 File — Folder: 56
Identifier: Folder 56
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Phelps Family Papers consist primarily of correspondence. Most of the letters date from 1854-1865 and were written to or from Rev. Winthrop Henry Phelps, who served as chaplain to the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery during the Civil War and from his wife Lucy F. Robinson Phelps. Among the most noteworthy of the papers are a series of diaries maintained by Rev. Phelps. Several of these were edited by his granddaughter Ethel Lowerre Phelps in 1945 and published as limited editions titled...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1797-1901

Unknown to Phelps, Winthrop H., Rev., 1865 Aug 1

Sub-Folder 1

 Other Level — Folder: 56, sub-folder: 1
Identifier: Sub-Folder 1
Scope and Contents

1 letter, in this letter the writer informs Winthrop of the birth of his son, tells Winthrop about sending things to him, and discusses matters regarding the publishing of the Connecticut War Record.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1865 Aug 1

Unknown, Lucy to Unknown, Unknown Date

Sub-Folder 2

 Other Level — Folder: 56, sub-folder: 2
Identifier: Sub-Folder 2
Scope and Contents

1 letter, in this letter Lucy talks about news of friends and family, the death of a family member, and actions of soldiers during the Civil War.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: Unknown Date