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- Creator
- Ford, John
- Call number
- MssCol 1042
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- John Ford letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Two letters from John Ford, block maker and builder, dated 22 August, 1816, at New York; and 8 September, 1823, at York, Upper Canada (Ontario). Letters are addressed to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ford of Leith, Scotland, and discuss his voyage to New York, his employment, his journey to Canada in 1819, and his employment there
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Subjects
Places
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Scotland -- Emigration and immigration
- Toronto (Ont.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Occupations
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