A Guide to Letters of the Seymour Family 1846-1847 Seymour Family, Letters, 1846-1847 11141

A Guide to Letters of the Seymour Family 1846-1847

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Accession Number 11141

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

11141

Title

Letters of the Seymour Family 1846-1847

Physical Characteristics

Eight letters.

Language

English

Abstract

The collection consists of eight letters to Dr. George S. Seymour, Litchfield, Conn., from his brother John and from Edward P. Cheney, both salesmen for the distribution of medical devices. Their letters discuss the splint business, travel hardships, freight problems, orders, and sales territory disputes.

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Preferred Citation

Seymour family letters, 1846-1847, Accession #11141, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased by the Library from Timothy H. Bakken, Halvor Americana, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, on March 18, 1994.

Scope and Content Information

There are eight letters, 1846-1847, written to Dr. George S. Seymour of Litchfield, Connecticut, by his brother John S. Seymour and E. P. Cheney, who were his salesmen for the distribution of medical devices, in Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The letters discuss the hardships of the travelling splint business due to road conditions, agents taking over salesmen's territories, freight problems, and financial issues. Included are some orders for splints, pelvic apparatus, and extensions. There are also strong requests for territorial rights by Cheney, Seymour, and Lockwood, especially for sections in Tennessee and Kentucky.