The Beadle family settled in the U.S. in Salem, Mass. in the 17th century. Members of the family moved on to Connecticut and New York State. Erastus Flavel Beadle (1821-1894) was a printer and publisher who formed a company in 1856 with Robert...
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The Beadle family settled in the U.S. in Salem, Mass. in the 17th century. Members of the family moved on to Connecticut and New York State. Erastus Flavel Beadle (1821-1894) was a printer and publisher who formed a company in 1856 with Robert Adams in New York City. In 1860 they published the first dime novel and continued the series with great success. Collection consists of record books and correspondence of Beadle family members, and diary of Erastus Flavel Beadle. Record books, 1635-1865, concern family legal matters, births, deaths, marriages, and baptisms. Correspondence, 1753-1889, of Beadle family members includes genealogical information. Diary, 1857, records the journey of Erastus Flavel Beadle from Buffalo, N.Y. to Nebraska.
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