Robinson family papers, 1841-1865.

0.21 linear feet (1 box)

English

In English.

Purchased from Charles Apfelbaum on the Henry R. Wagner Fund, 2008.

This material is open for research.

Thirteen autograph letters, signed, by members of the Robinson family, Quakers living in Grant, Iowa. Correspondents include Henry Robinson; his wife, Rachel Cammack; their son, Henry Robinson, Jr.; and Rachel Cammack's father, Samuel Cammack. The letters include discussion of the Quaker religion and the health and activities of family members. A 1855 letter from Iowa senator James Strong Thorington to Henry Robinson discusses how slavery controls politics in Washington, D.C. Also included are eight autograph manuscript poems by Henry Robinson, Jr. and other unidentified members of the family.

May 01, 2015

Robinson Family Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Robinson Family Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.