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Fales Family letters (Ms. 2008.006)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
email: hay@brown.edu

Collection Overview

Title: Fales Family letters
Date range: 1806-1840, (bulk 1813-1834)
Creator: Fales family
Extent: 0.25 linear feet (1 clamshell box)
Abstract: The Fales family letters number thirty six, most of them sent by Stephen (who often signed himself "Esteban") Smith Fales from his Cuban plantation to his sister Lydia (Fales) French in Bristol, Rhode Island. Although the earliest letter dates from 1806, most of the letters were written between 1813 and 1834 from various locations in Cuba.
Language of materials: English.
Repository: John Hay Library
Collection number: Ms. 2008.006