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Bristol Letters Describe Local Social Ties and Clerical Moves
A long Bristol letter page sketches marriages hopefuls and living arrangements as families plan visits and supporters pursue church roles. It notes Adelaide Winthrop joining the Buxton home, Mark Anthony D Wolf Howe pursuing divinity, and Bishop Howe’s career history, with many neighbors and local figures named along with brief biographical details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Adelaide
Harriet
Mark How
Boston
Walter Dalton
South Carolina
Mr. Dearth
Charleston
Texas
Alexander
Rebecca
Sophia Fales
Salem
Elizabeth Mosher
Mr. DeWitton
Doctor Johnson
Mary Munro
Aix
Alex
Washington
Grace Church
Providence
Mr. Fuller
Hartford
Conn
Caroline Munro
John I Wolf
Simon I’wolf
Hannah May
Professor John
Bristol
Siberia
Charles
James
Wolf
George I'Wolf
Alaska
Russia
Jones
Professor Munros
Mars Melville
Weetamoe
Squire Howe
Bishop Howe
Capt
Jonn 1S
Mark Anthony D Wolf Howe
Louisa Smith
Middlebury College
Vermont
Benjamin Bosworth Smith
Jeff
Brown
Bristed
Griswold
St. James’ Church
Roxbury
Christ Church, Cambridge
Philadelphia
St. Luke's
Central
Pennsylvania
Back Road
Howe