Enoch and Frances Edwards letters, 1794-1796

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Enoch and Frances Edwards letters, 1794-1796

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Materials include three autograph letters, two from Enoch Edwards, and one from Frances Edwards. The letters from Enoch include one written to John Saltar from London on November 4, 1795, and one written to an unknown woman from Paris on February 4, 1796. The letter from Frances was written to a "Mrs. Lardner" from London on February 24, 1794. Topics covered include observations on the French Revolution and English politics and society. Accompanied by a printed galley sheet concerning Dr. Edwards from the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (1911).



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Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/qt664zt1695
Title: Enoch and Frances Edwards letters, 1794-1796
Contributor: Edwards, Enoch (correspondent.)
Contributor: Edwards, Frances (correspondent.)
Contributor: Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918 (writer of accompanying material.)
Type: Collection
Type: text
Type: Personal correspondence.
Date: 1794-1796
Language: eng
Format: 1 folder (3 letters + 1 printed galley sheet)
Format: unmediated
Description: Materials include three autograph letters, two from Enoch Edwards, and one from Frances Edwards. The letters from Enoch include one written to John Saltar from London on November 4, 1795, and one written to an unknown woman from Paris on February 4, 1796. The letter from Frances was written to a "Mrs. Lardner" from London on February 24, 1794. Topics covered include observations on the French Revolution and English politics and society. Accompanied by a printed galley sheet concerning Dr. Edwards from the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (1911).
Rights: Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Rights: There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.
Description: [identification of item], Enoch and Frances Edward letters (Misc 2040). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Description: Purchase; 2013. Accession MSS 2017-203.
Description: Dr. Enoch Edwards (1751-1802) of Philadelphia was a Revolutionary War surgeon and military aide. He personally attended upon General George Washington, and served on the staffs of Generals Charles Lee and Nathanael Greene. Edwards was an intimate of Thomas Jefferson and was also a correspondent with James Monroe and John Quincy Adams.He and his wife Frances (neé Gordon) were married in 1779 in Philadelphia.
Subject: History
Coverage: France
Coverage: Revolution, 1789-1799
Subject: History
Coverage: Great Britain
Coverage: 18th century
PublishDate: 2017-12-06T22:42:43Z
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