The Beach family included Joseph Wickliff Beach (1822-1891), his wife Mary A. Walkley Beach (1824-1897), and their children David Nelson Beach, Lucy W. Beach, Harlan Page Beach, and Anna S. Beach. Collection consists of correspondence and other...
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The Beach family included Joseph Wickliff Beach (1822-1891), his wife Mary A. Walkley Beach (1824-1897), and their children David Nelson Beach, Lucy W. Beach, Harlan Page Beach, and Anna S. Beach. Collection consists of correspondence and other papers of Joseph Wickliff Beach, his wife, their children, and other members of the Beach and Walkley families. Correspondence deals mainly with family and personal affairs, and reflects everyday life in New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, and Colorado. Also, letters concerning life of soldiers in the U.S. Civil War, and poetry written and collected by Mary Beach.
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