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Correspondence of Thomas Abraham
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CA RBD MSG 1112-F
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(1771-1861)
Biographical history
Thomas Abraham, born in Seaton, Cumberland in England. He seems to have worked as an accountant and also as a schoolmaster. In 1803 in Penrith, Cumberland, he married Orpah Clarke, who bore him many children, many of whom died in infancy. Thomas outlived his eldest son Robert, who had emigrated to North America where he had a successful journalistic career. Thomas died in Carlisle, having lived in Cumberland all his life.
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The series contains letters written both to and from Thomas Abraham.