Letter from William Sumner Appleton to Caroline Barr Wade (Mrs. Winthrop H. Wade)

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Collection Type

Manuscripts

Date

1939-07-15

GUSN

GUSN-298110

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Barrett family papers
Family papers
Caroline Hartwell (Barr) Wade (1864-1954): Correspondence
Letter from William Sumner Appleton to Caroline Barr Wade (Mrs. Winthrop H. Wade)
(current record)

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Barrett family papers
- Family papers
  - Caroline Hartwell (Barr) Wade (1864-1954): Correspondence
    - Letter from William Sumner Appleton to Caroline Barr Wade (Mrs. Winthrop H. Wade) (current record)

Description

A letter from William Sumner Appleton, Corresponding Secretary of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (now Historic New England), to Caroline Wade (Mrs. Winthrop H. Wade) inquiring about a possible connection between the Appleton family and Barrett family. Appleton wondered if one of his aunts might have lived at Barrett house.

Details

Descriptive Terms

historic preservation
historic houses
letters (correspondence)

Physical Description

1 letter

Collection Code

MS007

Collection Name

Barrett family papers

Reference Code

MS007.01.61.001

Places

Dedham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New Ipswich (Hillsborough county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Material Type

letters (correspondence)

Description Level

Item

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