Letter signed John Woods, Cayucos, California, to Rev. C. Peabody. Woods (age 73) provides a sketch of his life, mentioning the death of his two wives and his move from New York to California, Mentions the death of his youngest son and his youngest daughter, the wife of Rev. J.A. McMillan. Also mentions his only remaining son, Prof. C.H. Woods., 1888 May 12

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains a typescript copy of a diary of Rev. Charles Peabody, May 21– September 11, 1846; a diary of Rev. Peabody, October 12, 1846–July 25, 1849, while he traveled in the West (mostly in St. Louis, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) as an agent of the American Tract Society; and four travel diaries of Rev. Peabody, 1858-1859, recording his travels mostly in Europe. The collection also contains correspondence to Rev. Peabody, 1888-1889; many of these letters are from his Dartmouth College classmates.