Edmonia Lee Page Neilson Letters, 1824-1826, 1829-1835, 1845, 1909, undated | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Edmonia Lee Page Neilson Letters, 1824-1826, 1829-1835, 1845, 1909, undated

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-590

Primary Creator: Neilson, Edmonia Lee Page

Extent: 6.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: American letters--Virginia, New York (N.Y.), Norfolk (Va.), Page family, Philadelphia (Pa.), Richmond (Va.), Washington (D.C.)

Forms of Material: Correspondence

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Fifty-three letters written between the Page and Jones families. Frequent correspondents include Edmonia Lee Page Neilson, Mary Ann Mason Jones, Hall Neilson, and Jane Byrd Page. Most of the correspondence was sent between Richmond, Virginia and Washington, D. C.

Biographical Note

Edmonia Lee Page Neilson was born around 1811 at Fairfield in Frederick County, Virginia. She married Hall Neilson on January 16, 1832 in Washington, D. C. The couple had three children: Ann, William, and Edmonia. She died on December 21 or 23, 1834 and was buried at Shockoe Hill Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

American letters--Virginia
New York (N.Y.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Page family
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Richmond (Va.)
Washington (D.C.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Unknown

Separated Materials: Some letters are typed and located with other typed letters in the Page, Neilson, and Jones Families Letters (MSS 2016-070).

Preferred Citation: Edmonia Lee Page Neilson Letters, MSS 0000-590, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed March 2, 2016.

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