Guide to the Linderman family letters MSS.2799
Linderman family letters
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
December 2010
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
- Creation:
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- Language Usage:
English
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Linderman family letters
- Unit ID:
MSS.2799
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (23 letters)
- Dates:
Bulk, 1855-1860
- Dates:
1855-1873
- Abstract:
Contains letters from various family members to John Linderman and his wife Lucy. Letters contain family updates and news of neighbors, and many were sent from Newfield, New York.
Scope and Contents note
Contains twenty-three letters written to John Linderman and/or his wife Lucy from 1855 to 1873, with the majority from between 1855 and 1860. Most are from family members: niece Roana Snyder; John's brother E.S. Linderman; cousin Rush Labar; and Almira Balcock, who was possibly Lucy's mother. A few were addressed to Mary Linderman, who was possibly John's mother. Almira's letters are poorly spelled, and most of Roana's were written when she was a child. Letters discuss various family events and updates.
Biographical/Historical note
John H. Linderman was a lawyer living in the Northeast with his wife Lucy. Many of their extended family members lived in the town of Newfield, New York.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Linderman family letters, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
none
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2006
- Processing Information:
Processing Information note
Processed by Kendal Spires, 2010
Linderman Family Letters Box SC0040 Folder 2799.01