About
Title
Lemuel Coffin letter, 1889
Subject
- Death--Causes
- Isaiah Van Sant Williamson--Death and burial
Description
A letter from Lemuel Coffin to John Shrigley, both among the first trustees of Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades. The letter describes a visit that Mr. Coffin had with I.V. Williamson, 2 weeks before Williamson's death and details some of Williamson's symptoms.
Location Covered
- Media (Pa.)
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
Time Period Covered
1885-1895
Original Format
Correspondence
Digital Format
application/pdf
Source
I.V. Williamson collection
Notes
These artifacts from I.V. Williamson's life were donated to the Williamson College of the Trades by descendants of the Williamson family @1910. This correspondence is part of the papers found in a tin box with the initials "I.V.W."
Rights
Permission for use required, except for non-commercial educational use with an included credit. Contact Williamson College of the Trades, George Heckler Archive with usage questions.
Contact
Williamson College of the Trades, 610-566-1776, Lesley Carey, Archivist, archives@williamson.edu
Contributing Institution
Williamson College of the Trades
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
