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Paul Leicester Ford Letter

A description of his letter at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: LMD
Date: 7 Apr 2010

Biographical History

Paul Leicester Ford (1865-1902) was an American author and historian known for his biographies of American founding fathers and for editing the works of Thomas Jefferson. He was killed in 1902 by his brother, Malcolm Webster Ford, in a murder-suicide related to a family dispute over money.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Paul Leicester Ford Letter is a handwritten letter dated 12 Aug 1880. The letter is addressed to "My dear Rosy," likely Ford's sister Rosalie Ford Barr, and discusses an upcoming vacation he was taking with his mother and other relatives.

Arrangement of the Collection

Single item.

Restrictions

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Use Restrictions:

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Subject Headings

Persons

Ford family.
Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902.

Subjects

Historians -- United States -- Correspondence.

Genres and Forms

Correspondence.

Occupations

Author.
Historians.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Paul Leicester Ford Letter,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Table of Contents

Correspondence

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