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Letters by Nathan Dunn, 1841 - 1844

 File — Box: 6

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written by Dunn while in Philadelphia to Phebe and Rhoda Osborn, in London to Hannah C. Dixey (3) about the Chinese Collection, the anticipated boom in trade with China, many missionaries and traders headed that way, need to stop opium traffic first “Opium and the Bible cannot enter China together,” visit of Elizabeth Fry to the Chinese Collection, and comments of news of sister Rhoda and Mr. Lamb, and in London to Benjamin W. Richards (2) about the case of Thomas v. Dunn to come up in Court of Common Pleas (forgery case), Dunn winning the forgery case, the case and aftermath, and an anonymous letter in verse in Thomas's hand, which mentions gift to Haverford.

Dates

  • Creation: 1841 - 1844

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

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