Amanda Orpha Eno Vail

A collection of eight letters to Orpha Amanda Eno Vail (1819 – 1891), daughter of Jonathan Eno and Orpha Adams Eno and wife of Alfred Lewis Vail, of Morristown, NJ. Alfred Vail and Orpha had no children together. Alfred Vail was the co-inventor of Morse Code and after his death in 1859 Orpha dedicated her time to restoring the credit due him for his part in developing Morse Code. (New Haven Evening Register, 27 Jan 1894, p. 1)

The letters in this collection are from the following Eno family relatives: Amos R. Eno, Lucy Jane Eno, Mary Eno Pinchot, and Antoinette Eno Wood. They cover the time period from 1844 to 1884.

Finding Aid - Amanda Orpha Eno Vale

Collection Accession #	Collection Title	Call #	Box #	Folder #	Row #	Series	Description	Start Date	End Date	Notes
Collection Accession #	Collection Title	Call #	Box #	Folder #	Row #	Series	Description	Start Date	End Date	Notes
01/01/1970	Orpha Amanda Eno Vail	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
01/01/1970	Orpha Amanda Eno Vail	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
01/01/1970	Orpha Amanda Eno Vail	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
01/01/1970	Orpha Amanda Eno Vail	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

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