Horner (William) correspondence, 1850

Collection context

Summary

Title:
William Horner correspondence
Dates:
1850
Creators:
Horner, William
Extent:
1 unknown (letters)
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains correspondence from William Horner of Allentown, Pennsylvania to Benjamin Horner Coats, M.D., of Philadelphia. Writer claims to be President of the United States on the Farmer's ticket and "the American Volunteer, the Colonial President of America, the Grand Martial of the World by virtue of the original warrant in the birth of America". One of two letters begins to describe medicinal plants in Pennsylvania that could cure the "prevailing fever that has carried so many persons out of the world" but then digresses.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Kelly Besser, 2020.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-11-24 16:52:10 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Location of this collection:
Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library
12-077 Center for Health Sciences, Box 951798
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1798, US
Contact:
(310) 825-6940