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Letters by Nathan Dunn, 1821 - 1839

 File — Box: 6

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written while Dunn was in Liverpool while about to sail to Canton, in Canton to niece Hannah C. Risley about government restrictions on their interactions with Chinese merchants and an elaborate dinner banquet, in Canton to brother and sister about the Separation within Society of Friends and giving gifts of money to relatives, in Philadelphia to sisters Phebe and Rhoda Osborn (7), in Philadelphia to Thomas Dixey, and in Niagara Falls to Hannah C. Risley about traveling in New York State, Niagara Falls, etc.

Dates

  • Creation: 1821 - 1839

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

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