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Elizabeth Jane (Rundlet) Homer papers

Description

Series V. Papers of Elizabeth Jane (Rundlet) Homer (1813-1839), 1823-1840, includes letters from Mary Darbishire (c. 1839), records of her account with the Portsmouth Savings Bank (1823-40), and the book "A System of Stenography" (1825).

Details

Descriptive Terms

shorthand
correspondence
financial records
books

Physical Description

ca. 5 items

Finding Aid Info

Paper finding aid available in Library and Archives

Collection Code

MS025

Collection Name

Rundlet-May family papers

Date of Acquisition

1971

Reference Code

MS025.05

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Portsmouth (Rockingham county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Originator

Homer, Elizabeth J. Rundlet, 1813-1839 (Recipient)

Material Type

correspondence
financial records
books

Description Level

Series

Historical/Biographical Note

Historical/Biographical Note

Elizabeth Jane Rundlet, the tenth child of James and Jane Rundlet, was born in 1813. In 1838 she married Peter Thatcher Homer, member of the Boston dry goods firm Benjamin Adams & Co. She died in childbirth in Manchester, England, a year later.

Arrangement

Arrangement

This subgroup is arranged into the following small series:1. Correspondence2. Financial3. Printed material

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