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Box 10

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Sansom, Beulah Letters (no. 1), 1790-1806

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Letters to her husband and parents. Letters show character, but badly eaten away. Account of travels, dated Phil., Account of European tour.

Dates: 1790-1806

Sansom, James

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Letters to his brother. [n.p.] and London. Letter of 1mo. 14, 1754, from London, asks his brother's advice about emigrating to Phil

Sansom, John

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Letter to his daughter from London, giving approval of her marriage to Samuel Neave. Letter to cousin, Samuel Sansom, Phil. [father of Joseph Sansom] London. Gives account of himself and family.

Sansom, Joseph Letters (no. 1), 1791-1798

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Letter of 7mo. 4, 1791, from Newtown on the Tioga, tells of meeting with Indigenous Americans, signing of treaty, ceremonies, etc.] Letter of 4mo. 26, 1792, from Phil., to Beulah Biddle, expression of feelings. Letters of 8th - 10th mos., especially 9mo. 28, love letters. Letters to parents from Newport, Boston, Rahway, 8-9mo., 1795, very good description and narrative. (Sewed together)

Dates: 1791-1798

Sansom, Joseph Letters (no. 2), 1799

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Letters to family and friends from England and Scotland.

Dates: 1799

Sansom, Joseph Letters (no. 3), 1800

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Letters from England and the Continent. Letter from Bristol, 2mo. 6, 1800, tells of receipt of news of Washington's death; praises him. Also speaks of a real estate boom in Bristol “before the war”, which afterwards collapsed. Letter from Geneva, 11mo. 14, 1800, gives excellent picture of travels in Switzerland, conditions, state of development, etc. Letter dated Lincoln, 1800, gives detailed discourse on agricultural methods in England. (Unsigned)

Dates: 1800

Sansom, Joseph Letters (no. 4), 1801

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Letters from England, France, Switzerland, and Italy

Dates: 1801