Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902 |
| Title: | Paul Leicester Ford Letter |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1880 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | A letter written by the American author and historian. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Paul Leicester Ford (1865-1902) was an American author and historian known for his biographies of American founding fathers and for editing the works of Thomas Jefferson. He was killed in 1902 by his brother, Malcolm Webster Ford, in a murder-suicide related to a family dispute over money.
The Paul Leicester Ford Letter is a handwritten letter dated 12 Aug 1880. The letter is addressed to "My dear Rosy," likely Ford's sister Rosalie Ford Barr, and discusses an upcoming vacation he was taking with his mother and other relatives.
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Paul Leicester Ford Letter,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Created by: LMD
Date: 7 Apr 2010
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