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Henry James Tudor papers, 1819-1849.

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Mss-29

Scope and Contents

Consists chiefly of one hundred and fifty-five letters from family members written between 1819 and 1849. There is also one memo book dated 1827-8 and some undated reports on experiments in salt making conducted by Henry James Tudor. There are about fifteen letters addressed to other members of the Tudor family, a watercolor and lithograph portrait of Henry J Tudor, and a sketch of the family burial plot with annotations by Henry. Includes some social letters to Harry Tudor, medical advice for him, and four letters concerning William Tudor.

Dates

  • 1819-1849

Conditions Governing Access

R. Stanton Avery Special Collections material is non-circulating, requires staff retrieval, and is available to NEHGS members (Research level and above) during normal library hours.

Biographical / Historical

Henry James Tudor, the eighth and youngest child of William (1750-1819) and Delia Jarvis Tudor (1753-1843), lived from 1791 to 1864. He was an assistant to his brother Frederic (1783-1864) in the ice business, while at the same time carrying on experiments for evaporating sea salt in large quantities. In 1844, he married Fanny Hortense Foster, daughter of William Foster, Junior, merchant of Boston. They had three daughters.

Extent

170 item(s)

Language of Materials

English

General

Unpublished guide to the collection is available in the library; folder level control.

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Repository

Contact:
R. Stanton Avery Special Collections
New England Historic Genealogical Society
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Boston MA 02116-3007 United States
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