Series 7. Papers of Various Persons, Boxes S7/1-4

Containers:

Box S7/Box 1, Box S7/Box 2, Box S7/Box 3, Box S7/Box 4

Scope and content:

This series includes papers of various children and relatives of Judge Allen. Some papers may relate to the family of his first wife, Ann Caroline Gamble (married in 1840, died in 1845). Also included are papers of Dr. and Mrs. Sophie Weibly, whose diary can be found in the collection; and letters to Charity Johnson, a black "mammy" or domestic servant of the Allen family. This series also includes two addenda, which include papers of John A. Olson pertaining to genealogy of the Allen family and the allied Barr family, especially Ted Barr; papers of Judge Allen; and typescripts of some of the Allen family correspondence.

Please note, some boxes did not have box titles, and some folders did not have folder titles. In cases where there is both a box and a folder title, they are separated with a double dash ( -- ).

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