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Series XI: Smith Family (1822-1903)

Scope and Contents note

This series contains material relating to the Smith Family, which was the family of Anna Foster Robinson's grandmother.

Subseries 1: Gamaliel Smith, (1822-1823)

Scope and Contents note

This subseries contains a letter from Gamaliel Smith, the great-grandfather of Anna Foster Robinson, to other family members. The memorial to Gamaliel Smith includes stories recounted by Eliza Smith Lentilhon of her father and their family in early nineteenth-century New York.

Gamaliel Smith, letter sent to Edward L Smith and Mary M. Smith, 1822, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Memorial of Gamaliel Smith, 1823, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries 2: William Smith, (1901-1903)

Scope and Contents note

The letters to William Smith or "Uncle William" are from Pauline and Anna Robinson. The 1903 letter from Anna briefly describes the service the family had for her brother, Herman.

William Smith, letters received, 1901-1903, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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