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- Creator
- Holmes, Samuel L., 1788-1853
- Call number
- MssCol 4052
- Physical description
- 37 items (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- Samuel L. Holmes and Huldah Bouton correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
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- Request an in-person research appointment.
Samuel L. Holmes (1788-1853) of Bedford and Brooklyn, New York was an educator, New York State Assemblyman and, at the time of his death, Superintendent of Public Schools in Brooklyn. Holmes and Huldah Bouton (1800-1874) were teachers in Bedford during their courtship. Correspondence between Samuel L. Holmes and Huldah Bouton, 7 Feb.-17 July 1821, documenting the span of their courtship in Bedford, Westchester County, New York until a few days prior to their marriage.
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Source of acquisition
Gift of, Agnes B. Holmes, 1948Related Material
Related materials include the Philip W. Holmes Diary, 1861; Manuscripts and Archives Division; New York Public Library
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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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Available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-4