Box 1

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Excepting two copies of court records from 1851 and 1853, the collection contains correspondence addressed to Arthur Benjamin Calef dating from 1856 to 1861. John Woodruff is the author of the bulk of the correspondence; his letters - usually marked "private" - chiefly relate to the political situation in Washington, D.C. and Connecticut, especially with regards to pre-Civil War tensions, campaigning, and Calef's appointment to the position of Middletown Postmaster. Other letters are also...

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The majority of the letters are from John Woodruff from Washington, D.C. and New Haven, Connecticut

Scope and Contents

The majority of the letters are from John Woodruff from New Haven, Connecticut

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Only one letter is addressed to Master George Brown. The bulk of the letters are from John Woodruff from Washington, D.C. and New Haven, Connecticut

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Excepting two copies of court records from 1851 and 1853, the collection contains correspondence addressed to Arthur Benjamin Calef dating from 1856 to 1861. John Woodruff is the author of the bulk of the correspondence; his letters - usually marked "private" - chiefly relate to the political situation in Washington, D.C. and Connecticut, especially with regards to pre-Civil War tensions, campaigning, and Calef's appointment to the position of Middletown Postmaster. Other letters are also...