Author: Various
Title: A Small Collection of Material, Related to the Simmons Family of Inventors in Vermont
Description: Various, By the authors, 1820. Five manuscript letters, 1820s - 1830s; various formats; all of them with residue from red wax seals; one a bit brittle, with closed cuts along fold lines; overall in very good condition. Personal correspondence of Abigail Simmons, nee Wills, both before and after her marriage to George W. Simmons (1803 - 1863). Starting with the latter, the family would be renowned for several generations of inventors of commercial and household tinware items and heating equipment, including street and coach lamps, stove dampers, pumps, coffee pots, pipe collars, etc. Very good .

Keywords: Americana


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