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Betts-Smith family papers, 1805-1930.
BANC MSS C-B 779LOCAL
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Title:
Betts-Smith family papers, 1805-1930Betts Smith family papers
Creator/Contributor:
Betts, William G., Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Smith, Frank B., 1838-Creator/Contributor:
Smith, Francis Betts.Abstract:
Includes letters, 1808-1824, from William G. Betts, captain of vessels sailing from New York to various points along the eastern
coast; papers relating to the army career of Frank B. Smith during the Civil War, 1862-1863; and 1930 patent for method and
apparatus for setting precast forms in aqueous bodies, invented by Francis Betts Smith. Also present is a 20th century halftone
portrait in a daguerreotype case.
Date:
1805 (issued)Subject:
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865Type:
Family papers.Physical Description:
1 portfolio.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-B 779LOCAL