List of letters in the inventory of Serendipity Books from Susan Elizabeth Powell to her sister Elianor Orr Peers. (This is a list of letters, and not the letters themselves.)

Berkeley, CA: Serendipity Books, [1980s]. Single page on plain letter size paper, printed on one side. Very Good.

Henry Peers (1807–1846) was employed during the early 1840s as a general agent for the Maysville Eagle Newspaper, traveling to the larger towns in Kentucky to expand the subscription base and gather news. He began taking notes on the Kentucky history he gathered in the course of his work with the intent to author a Gazetteer for the state but died in March 1846 before publishing it. He left a 250-page manuscript of narrative and statistics that was used by his employer and brother-in-law, Lewis Collins, as the basis for a history of Kentucky. Peers was the son of Major Valentine Peers, born in Ireland and a veteran of the American Revolution. Major Peers moved to Maysville in 1803 and became one of the area's most successful pioneer industrialists.

From the estate of Peter B. Howard, owner of Serendipity Books, Berkeley, CA. Item #19-8034

Price: $25.00

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