David Washington Cincinnatus Olyphant papers, 1827 -- 1851

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David Washington Cincinnatus Olyphant papers, 1827 -- 1851

This series is open for research.

0.25 linear feet; 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

This series contains typewritten copies of letters originally written by David Washington Cincinnatus Olyphant between 1827 and 1851. The recipient of the letters is not recorded. Topics of the letters include missionaries and their work, bringing missionaries to China, opium, and the addition of California to the United States.

This series is arranged chronologically.



Box 1 Folder 1 Canton, 1827-08-06


Box 1 Folder 1 Canton, 1850-09-23


Box 1 Folder 1 Shanghai, 1850-09-29


Box 1 Folder 1 Shanghai, 1850-10-07


Box 1 Folder 1 Shanghai, 1850-11-23


Box 1 Folder 1 Canton, 1851-03-27


Box 1 Folder 1 [No location], 1851-03-28