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Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: N2017- 61
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Title, Dates: Parkhurst family letters, 1846-1847, 1886, 1897.
Amount: .25 cubic ft.
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Biographical/Historical:     Edwin Calvin Parkhurst (1819-1898) and his wife, Ellen Lanius Parkhurst (1817-1871), were from York County, Pennsylvania. In 1846, they went to Pensacola, Florida on a business trip during the Mexican-American War, returning home in 1847. Later in life, Edwin C. Parkhurst regularly visited Tarpon Springs, Florida during the winter months to benefit his health and visit with friends.
Summary:     This collection consists of letters from Edwin and Ellen Parkhurst sent to family members in Pennsylvania. Letters sent during a business trip to Pensacola, Florida in 1846 and 1847 discuss their experiences with traveling to and in Florida; the ongoing Mexican-American war, such as the Siege of Veracruz and celebration at the Navy Yard; and their arrangements for returning home. The letters from 1886 and 1897 discuss Edwin's regular trips to Tarpon Springs in the winter to help alleviate his asthma symptoms.
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General Note: Previously State Library of Florida Manuscripts Collection MS65.
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Subject Access Fields: Mexican War, 1846-1848.
Travel Florida.
Letters. aat
Florida Description and travel
Pensacola (Fla.)
Tarpon Springs (Fla.)
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