Correspondence: Captain John R. Madison to Major Thomas Deblois, 1816 - 1818
Scope and Contents
This collection primarily contains correspondence spanning 1814-1894 related to members of the Goodwin Family. One batch of correspondence come from Captain James Ripley Madison to Major Thomas A. Deblois, spanning 1814 to 1820, composed onboard the U.S. Frigates Congress, Guerriere, Prometheus, and the U.S. Schooner Lynx before being lost at sea in 1820.
The collection further contains letters from David P. Hancock to his father and brother, some written from Fort Washita, OK in the Chickasaw Nation, and Fort Arbuckle in the Choctaw Nation during the 1850s. The correspondence span the 1857 to 1869. Other files contain correspondence from other various receipients, as well as correspondence from J. H. Potter to David P. Hancock.
Dates
- Creation: 1816 - 1818
Creator
- From the Collection: Madison, James Ripley (Person)
- From the Collection: Hancock, David P. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: .50 Cubic Feet (2 flat manuscript boxes. )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford Connecticut 06106