| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Harvey Family Correspondence
| | | | Creator: | Harvey Family | | | | Dates: | 1825-1860 | | | | Abstract: | Jonathan Harvey (1780-1859) was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. In 1833, his second cousin, Moses Harvey, moved with his family from New London, New Hampshire to a farm in Concord Township, Lake County, Ohio (near Painesville), where he served as a county probate judge (1863-1870). Moses' son, Thomas W. Harvey (1794-1870) was a leading Ohio educator and author of grammar books and readers. The collection consists of eight letters (1826-1838) from Jonathan Harvey to Moses Harvey, concerning United States politics and John C. Calhoun; one letter (1833) from Jacob Harvey to Moses Harvey; one letter (1860) from Thomas W. Harvey to Mr. & Mrs. Moses Harvey; and one letter (1825) from Moses Harvey to his wife, Sarah, mentioning a visit from General Lafayette. | | | | Call #: | MS 3908 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850. | Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, 1757-1834. | Harvey family. | Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
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