Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to Mr. Lesley

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to Mr. Lesley
Description:
Lyman writes to accompany the remainder of his notes and tables on the furnaces and forges he has visited. He casually mentions his pennilessness, and notes that there are thousands in the north "to whom the want of money will be no joke." The letter is written on Dunn's Hotel stationery.
Creator:
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
Addressee:
Lesley, J. P. (J. Peter), 1819-1903
Date:
October 28, 1857
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 14 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers
Series:
Series 1. Correspondence
Subjects:
Iron industry and trade
Bank failures
Extent:
2 p.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums190-b014-i141
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Place of origin:
Abingdon (Va.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums190-b014-i141