Donated by: Marion D. Griswold, June 3, 2003
Manuscript Number: MS 005
Series Arrangement:
Series 1: Correspondence
A collection of eight letters to Orpha Amanda Eno Vail, daughter of Jonathan Eno and Orpha Adams Eno. The letters are from the following Eno family members: Amos R. Eno, Lucy Jane Eno, Mary Eno Pinchot, and Antoinette Eno Wood. They were received between the years of 1844 to 1884. Orpha was married to Alfred Lewis Vail of Morristown, NJ. Alfred Vail was the co-inventor of the Morse Code.
| Man # | Acc # | Collection Title | Location | Call # | Box # | Folder # | Original Row # | Series | Description | Start Date | End Date | Notes | |||||
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| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Man # | Acc # | Collection Title | Location | Call # | Box # | Folder # | Original Row # | Series | Description | Start Date | End Date | Notes |
| 1 | awmsflweb | 10/31/2025 12:43 PM | awmsflweb | 10/31/2025 12:43 PM | MS 005 | 2014.004 | Orpha Amanda Eno Vail | ARC | 1.1.3.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1. Correspondence | From Amos. R. Eno | 1844 | 1869 | Three letters from Amos R. Eno to Orpha Amanda Eno Vail dated Aug 4, 1844, Mar 7, 1847, and Nov 21, 1869. |
| 2 | awmsflweb | 10/31/2025 12:43 PM | awmsflweb | 10/31/2025 12:43 PM | MS 005 | 2014.004 | Orpha Amanda Eno Vail | ARC | 1.1.3.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1. Correspondence | From Lucy Jane Eno | 1873 | 1875 | Two letters from Lucy Jane Eno to Orpha Amanda Eno Vail dated Mar 11, 1873 and Jul 13, 1875. |
| 3 | awmsflweb | 10/31/2025 12:43 PM | awmsflweb | 10/31/2025 12:43 PM | MS 005 | 2014.004 | Orpha Amanda Eno Vail | ARC | 1.1.3.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1. Correspondence | From Mary Eno Pinchot | 1877 | 1877 | Two letters from Mary Eno Pinchot to Orpha Amanda Eno Vail dated Aug 20, 1877 and Sep 6, 1877. |
| 4 | awmsflweb | 10/31/2025 12:43 PM | awmsflweb | 10/31/2025 12:43 PM | MS 005 | 2014.004 | Orpha Amanda Eno Vail | ARC | 1.1.3.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1. Correspondence | From Antoinette Eno Wood | 1884 | 1884 | One letter from Antoinette Eno Wood to Orpha Amanda Eno Vail dated Nov 15, 1884. |
Language: English
The collection is open for research.
The collection is in good condition.
Simsbury Free Library’s Quarterly Newsletter Cross-Reference:
Mary Jane Springman, “Summertime 1875 for the Eno Family,” Simsbury Genealogical and Historical Research Library, Vol. 10, Iss. 1, (Spring 2003); p.5, (https://simsburyfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2003-Spring-Volume-10-Issue-1.pdf).
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Finding Aid/Web Notes: S. Neagoy, Finding Aid, Nov 23, 2024; A. Watson Maston, Load Date, Nov 23, 2024; A. Geitz, 2014, Print Inventory
