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Maury Family Papers 1826-1857

This collection consists of fourteen letters, 1826-1857, chiefly to Ann Mauryin New York City, New Yorkand elsewhere, from other members of the extended Maury Family, concerning the publication and purchase of her new and enlarged edition of Memoirs of a Huguenot Family, compiled from the original autobiography of the Reverend James Fontaine, partially published in 1838. In the earliest letter, Ann Maurydescribes herself as busy transcribing the memoirs of her great-great grandfather, James Fontaine(1826 May 31). Most of the subsequent letters to Ann mention the ordering and purchasing of the Memoirs, but also include personal family news from the various related branches of the Maury familyfrom Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

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