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"Dear Parents" letter, August 8, 1834

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Gilbert Jenkins Jr. letters sent

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Title
"Dear Parents" letter, August 8, 1834
Names
Jenkins, Gilbert Jr. (Author)
Jenkins, Gilbert (1777-1846) (Addressee)
Collection

Gilbert Jenkins Jr. letters sent

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1834-08-08
Place: Pacific Ocean At Sea
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 24495
Topics
America (Ship : 1811-1851)
Mariners
Whalers (Persons)
Merchant mariners -- United States
Seafaring life
Whaling -- New York (State) -- Hudson
Whaling -- Pacific Ocean
Peru -- Description and travel
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Biographical/historical: Gilbert Jenkins Jr. was a mariner from Hudson, Columbia County, New York. He was the son of Gilbert Jenkins of Hudson, New York (died 1846 in Prairieville, Wisconsin), and the grandson of Thomas Jenkins (1741-1808) of Nantucket, Massachusetts, one of the founders of Hudson.
Content: Formerly part of the Mercantile Collection.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21548765
MSS Unit ID: 24495
Photo Order: 66500
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2739fb90-42ef-013d-c52f-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1834: Created
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. ""Dear Parents" letter, August 8, 1834" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1834. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1227ef70-59ab-013d-33be-0242ac110005

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. ""Dear Parents" letter, August 8, 1834" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1227ef70-59ab-013d-33be-0242ac110005

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1834). "Dear Parents" letter, August 8, 1834 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1227ef70-59ab-013d-33be-0242ac110005

Wikipedia Citation

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"Dear Parents" letter, August 8, 1834