William Jones Rhees correspondence, 1856-1876

Collection Summary

Title	William Jones Rhees correspondence, 1856-1876
Inclusive Dates	1856-1876
Bulk Dates	1861
ID no.	MSS86268
Creator	Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907
Extent	140 items
Extent	1 container
Extent	.2 linear feet
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2018086268
Summary	Chief clerk of the Smithsonian Institution. Correspondence to wife Laura O. Clarke Rhees on his Christian beliefs, their marriage and family, life in Washington, D.C., his work at the Smithsonian Institution, T. S. C. Lowe and balloon ascensions on The Mall in Washington, D.C., and the American Civil War.