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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Beard, Collins, Fisher and Weaver families correspondence, 1816-1901

 Series — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231567402], Folder: 1-6, item: 1-64
Identifier: MSS 339
Scope and Contents

Series contains various correspondence sent to and composed by members of the Beard, Collins, Weaver, and Fisher families; all are related, the Weaver family in an undetermined way. The correspondence was sent between 1816 and 1901. The majority of the letters have no specified or unusual purpose; some do include genealogies of families, political conversations, and mentions of financial worries.

Dates: 1816-1901

Beard, Collins, Fisher and Weaver families family history and financial records, 1839-1894

 Series — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231567402], Folder: 7-8, item: 65-70
Identifier: MSS 339
Scope and Contents

Series contains genealogies and financial statements, receipts, and records from the Collins, Beard, Weaver, Fisher, and Burton families. The records and papers date from 1839 to 1894, with no apparent chronological system or order. The financial records appear to consist mostly of receipts of specified purchases by certain members of the above named families. The name of the store or merchant is also made clear.

Dates: 1839-1894

Beard, Collins, Fisher and Weaver families of Illinois and Ohio papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231567402]
Identifier: MSS 339
Abstract

Handwritten letters, family histories, genealogies, deeds, wills, cash receipts, statements, mementoes, and a draft exemption of Joseph Weaver. The materials were created by the Beard, Collins, Fisher, and Weaver families of Illinois and Ohio. Joseph Weaver was exempted from the draft during the American Civil War because he was able to get a substitute. This Joseph Weaver may have been Joseph Myrtle Weaver (1832-1913), an American author.

Dates: 1816-1901

Beard, Collins, Fisher and Weaver families of Illinois and Ohio other documents, 1852-1864

 Series — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231567402], Folder: 9-11, item: 73-76
Identifier: MSS 339
Scope and Contents

Series contains a will, a certificate of draft exemption, and advertising flyers promoting tourism. The advertisements are undated; the draft exemption certificate is date October 10, 1864; the will of Edward Collins, May 27, 1852. Additionally, there is no context given for the storing of the flyers, which attract potential tourists to "New York After Dark" and to travel on the Saint Louis and Tennessee River by steamboat.

Dates: 1852-1864

Fisher family correspondence

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197227342810]
Identifier: MSS 97
Abstract

Holograph letters written to Willard Fisher from various friends and relatives including his brother Edmund and Rufus. Most of the items deal with family and personal matters, but some include discussions on Mormon Church history and society. Edmund also tells about the Cutlerite Movement (Church of Christ) with which he had become associated.

Dates: 1849-1897

Weaver, Eaton, Chamberlain warranty deeds, 1854-1856

 Series — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231567402], Folder: 9, item: 71-72
Identifier: MSS 339
Scope and Contents

Series includes two warranty deeds; one is dated July 24, 1854, and the other October 25, 1856. They involve the Weaver, Collins, Chamberlain, and Weaver families, in no particular order.

Dates: 1854-1856