Archive Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
A.2011.003.018 |
Title |
Letter from Theodore Lyman Jr. to Joseph Bragdon Jr. |
Object Name |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
November 30, 1839 |
Scope & Content |
Letter to Joseph Bragdon Jr., a York lawyer written by Theodore Lyman, Jr., the son of Theodore Lyman of Waltham Mass. The letter was written in Boston. He says he is sending goods along the schooner White Oak. They include sugar, tea, coffee, rice, a bed comforter. He also asks to be made aware of anything that Bragdon's aunts (Sophia and Ruth Bragdon) may want. It appears he has continued in his father's (Theodore Lyman) footsteps, providing for Sophia and Ruth Bragdon. The handwriting is very difficult to read. |
Collection |
Bragdon-Brooks Collection |
People |
Lyman, Theodore, 1755-1839 Jr. Lyman, Theodore, 1755-1839 Bragdon, Joseph, Jr., 1814-1892 Bragdon, Ruth Bragdon, Sophia |
Search Terms |
Boston, MA White Oak (schooner) York 19th century |
Subjects |
Coffee Coffee industry Commerce Goods Rice Rice industry Schooners Shipping Shipping Sugar Sugar industry Tea Tea industry |