A&M 4103Lorentz Family Correspondence, 1848-1857 A&M 4103Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

2015/05/15

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:44:26 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Lorentz Family Correspondence Lorenz family A&M 4103 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/3571 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 8 items (1 folder) 1848-1857 Correspondence between members of the Lorentz family of Buckhannon, Upshur County, (West) Virginia. Includes eight letters from scattered dates between 1848 and 1857. Most of the letters were written by Mifflin Lorentz to his wife Fannie (Whitey) Lorentz; these letters include two love letters written before their marriage (1848) and four letters written while Mifflin was travelling on business (1848-1857). These four letters remark upon business, difficulties he had traveling, and homesickness, among other topics. There is also a copy of a letter written by Jacob Lorentz, who was Mifflin's father, to his son Jasper Lorentz (1856) regarding religion and family matters; and a letter to Mifflin from his friend H.W. Williams (1857) regarding religion and mutual acquaintances. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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 Baltimore (Md.) Buckhannon (W. Va.) Morgantown (W. Va.) Preston County (W. Va.) Putnam County (W. Va.) Upshur County (W. Va.) Love-letters Lorentz, Fannie Whitey. Lorentz, Jacob. Lorentz, Jasper. Lorentz, Mifflin. Lorenz family