Letters from Providence, Pennsylvania.

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 17441iiE.
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004513413
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1870-1878, 1948-1949
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 19 ff. ; 230 x 195 mm. and less.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Six holograph letters, 1870-1878, from the brothers Samuel, David and William Morgan, Providence, Pennsylvania, to their family in South Wales (ff. 1-12), along with five letters, 1948-1949, to Charlotte Erickson relating to emigration from Wales, apparently sent in response to an appeal in the Western Mail (ff. 13-19).
Also included is a typescript copy by Erickson, [1949], of a 1925 letter from Alfred A. Jones, Salt Lake City, Utah (f. 18).

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically at NLW.

Note

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 17441iiE.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Some leaves (ff. 1-6, 9-12) badly affected by damp.

Custodial History

The letters were accumulated by Charlotte Erickson during research for her doctoral thesis.

Additional Information

Published

Geographical Names