Shoemaker, Charles H. (folder no. 1), 1844-1848
Scope and Contents
Shoemaker, Charles H (Folder 1) 22 items.
Letters mostly to brother Isaac, Cincinnati. Mainly from Cheltenham, 1844-1848.
[Largely concerned with family business; 1846-47 letters describe falling off of milling business, due to increased competition in grain growing and cheaper shipping from West. Also description of courtship
of Elizabeth Shoemaker by Abraham Taylor, 1848. Letter of Feb. 12, 1847, mentions confinement of brother-in-law, Morgan Hinchman, in Friends Asylum]
Dates
- Creation: 1844-1848
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research use.
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