John Marshall Guion and Hosea Foster Latham papers
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous papers and letters of John Marshall Guion and other family members, including H. Foster Latham. The family was located in and around the area of Seneca Falls, New York, 1820-1850. The collection includes correspondence between family members, receipts and account books, letters written in French, and other documents written by H. Foster Latham. Also included in the collection is a daguerreotype of seven unidentified people, possibly J. Marshall and Elizabeth Guion’s children.
Dates
- Other: 1798-1850
Creator
- Latham, Hosea Foster, 1838-1882 (Person)
- Guion, John Marshall, 1801-1878 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the John Marshall Guion and Hosea Foster Latham papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Reverend John Marshall Guion (1786-1878) was a rector of many parishes and a church.
Reverend John Marshall Guion was born about 1786 in Rye, Westchester County, New York. He graduated from Columbia College in 1826 and the General Theological Seminary in 1829 and later became rector of parishes in Saybrook, Meriden, and New Britain, Connecticut. He officiated on various occasions for the Chaplain of the United States Senate and in 1855 he became rector of Trinity Church in Seneca Falls, New York, where he remained until his death in 1878. J. Marshall Guion married Elizabeth Ives Wheaton on 15 May 1832 in Saybrook, Connecticut, and they had seven children.
Biographical History
Hosea Foster Latham was born 1 June 1838 to Ed Smith and Susan Foster Latham. He was a brother to Susan Imogene Latham, daughter-in-law to John Marshall Guion. He attended Hobart College in Geneva, New York. Foster Latham died 30 July 1882.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers and letters of John Marshall Guion and Hosea Foster Latham, 1798-1850.
Custodial History
Purchased from Rick Grunder in 1992.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Rick Grunder; 1992.
Appraisal note
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Processing Information
Processed; Meghan Mathews; 25 May 2007.
- Title
- Register of John Marshall Guion and Hosea Foster Latham papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Meghan Mathews and Karen Glenn, student processors and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States