Dated correspondence arranged chronologically by decade. The bulk of the correspondence is personal family letters from the mid-19th century, 1840s-1870s. Frequent correspondents are Hannah Backhouse, Edmund Backhouse, Juliet Fox Backhouse, Jed (Johnathan Edmund) Backhouse, and Caroline Fox. Topics include their visits, friends and family health, meetings and other Friends activities, and generally routine updates and expressions of fondness.
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