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Box 1

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

Letters to Moses and Eliza Townes from relatives and friends; letters concerning overdue bills, 1911-1929, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content Note From the Collection:

The Townes Family Papers consists primarily of the correspondence of this African-American family living in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in the early part of the 20th century. The collection includes letters from Moses and Eliza Townes, letters to their families living in Virginia, Maine, and Harlem, New York, as well as overdue bills, letters from creditors, and other financial records.

Dates: 1911-1929, undated

Letters from Thomas Townes to Moses and Eliza Townes, 1916-1919, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content Note From the Collection:

The Townes Family Papers consists primarily of the correspondence of this African-American family living in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in the early part of the 20th century. The collection includes letters from Moses and Eliza Townes, letters to their families living in Virginia, Maine, and Harlem, New York, as well as overdue bills, letters from creditors, and other financial records.

Dates: 1916-1919, undated

Letters, including letter to Donald Jones from "Ruth" communications from Morgan Manufacturing Co., Inc., 1911-1927, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content Note From the Collection:

The Townes Family Papers consists primarily of the correspondence of this African-American family living in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in the early part of the 20th century. The collection includes letters from Moses and Eliza Townes, letters to their families living in Virginia, Maine, and Harlem, New York, as well as overdue bills, letters from creditors, and other financial records.

Dates: 1911-1927, undated

Bills, greeting cards and empty envelopes, 1911-1931, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content Note From the Collection:

The Townes Family Papers consists primarily of the correspondence of this African-American family living in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in the early part of the 20th century. The collection includes letters from Moses and Eliza Townes, letters to their families living in Virginia, Maine, and Harlem, New York, as well as overdue bills, letters from creditors, and other financial records.

Dates: 1911-1931, undated