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- Creator
- Lawrence, Thomas, A.M.
- Call number
- MssCol 3457
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- Thomas Lawrence letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Thomas Lawrence was a tailor who emigrated from Brighton, England to New York City in 1852. This collection contains letters addressed to Thomas Lawrence from relatives and friends (including William Roberts) in England, 1852-1863. Topics include economic and social conditions in England, such as wages, costs, imprisonment for debt, cholera, funeral customs, legislation prohibiting burials in towns, emigration to Australia, and other topics
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
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