Description
Papers belonging to American horticulturalist and nurseryman Benjamin Hodge.
Background
Benjamin Hodge (1797-1868), moved with his family to Buffalo, New York, as a small child. He was captured by the British during
the War of 1812, later began a career as a horticulturalist and nurseryman, and in 1826, opened the Buffalo Nursery. His son,
Lyman Davis Hodge (born 1835) moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he entered business as a spice and coffee merchant and in
the last years of his life planned to move to the Pacific Northwest. Other branches of the Hodge family lived in Ohio and
Michigan.
Extent
8.66 Linear Feet
(7 boxes)
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