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Hilton family letters, 1847-1908
- Title
- Hilton family letters, 1847-1908
- Identifier
- P0788
- Date
- 1847-1908
- Description
- Copies of transcription letters (1847-1908) from members of the Hilton family who emigrated to the United States to their relatives at Ullensaker, Norway. The letters are chiefly from Christopher Jacobson, who emigrated in 1854, to his brother Hans Jacobson Hilton, and from Hans's son Jacob, who came in 1874 and after a few years settled in Socorro, New Mexico. There are also some letters from Jacob's brothers Oluf and Christopher from New Mexico. There are references to August Hilton, the father of Conrad Hilton. The letters were obtained through Norsk Historisk Kjeldeskrift Institutt in Oslo.
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Photocopies
Citation
Hilton, Conrad N. (Conrad Nicholson), 1887-1979, “Hilton family letters, 1847-1908,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10307.