Correspondence (incoming), James Davis, 1836

Consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence of George and J. Davis Prudden.  Most significant here are 22 letters addressed to George dated between 1836 and 1837. In rich detail, fourteen letters (five each from Nancy and Davis, four written together) report on daily life and studies at Oberlin College. Included also are copies seven letters (dated July-October 1836) written by George and Davis while students together at Oberlin College in 1835 to 1836. Correspondence donated to the archives in 1989 (#1989/167) contains transcripts and photocopies and are arranged chronologically by individual letter. Letters acquired in 1930 by the Oberlin College Library are arranged chronologically in one folder. Transcriptions of these letters, along with the correspondence (copies) from George and Davis to their parents, are in series two.