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Four letters addressed to Lewis Allen Alderson from his sister Polly Alderson Lewis. Alderson was studying at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He later moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1858 and was a prominent Baptist minister. He died in Atchison in 1881. Notes from his brother-in-law, Charles Lewis, and his other sister, Patsey Alderson Feamster are included in the letters.
Date: January 19, 1830 - August 19, 1831
Item Number: 303954
Call Number: Lewis Allen Alderson Coll. #255, Folder 26
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 303954
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Ministers
Collections - Manuscript - Alderson, Lewis Allen
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Baptist
Date - 1830s
Home and Family
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Alderson, Lewis Allen, 1812-1881
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Other States - Ohio - Athens
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Manuscript
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