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R Welch family.
391 Correspondence, 1839‑1854.
One folder,
photocopies.
These are typescripts of letters to and
from members of the Welch family in Pulaski and Dade counties in
Four of the six letters in the collection
were written by Hiram and Sarah Welch to Ephraim and Sarah Welch. Hiram and Sarah settled along Brush Creek in
The Welch family letters are typical of
those by migrating American families in the nineteenth century. The topics include births and deaths of
relatives and friends, the prices of food and staples, the availability of
land, and family estate matters. Some of
the letters have been published in the Newsletter
of the Laclede County Historical Society, 1988‑1989. The family histories of the
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