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Blake Family Letters

This collection of letters was written by and to The Rev. Alfred Blake and members of his family. Transcripts were completed by John D. Green, a descendant of Blake via his son, Charles Royal Blake.

The title for each record includes the author’s location and the name of the recipient and their location. The line below the title is the name of the author of the letter and their life dates, if known. The third line is the date of the letter in month-day-year format. The letters and numbers following the date are unique identifiers so our staff can locate each letter.

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Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Anne Byrne (1824-1898)
10-12-1874 PF2.O37.180
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Charles Royal Blake (1845-1904)
12-9-1874 PF2.O37.137
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Anne Byrne (1824-1898)
12-20-1874 PF2.O37.181
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Alfred Farnsworth Blake (1842-1900)
1-26-1875 PF2.O37.51
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Francis Wharton Blake (1858-1927)
2-25-1875 PF2.O37.148
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Alfred Blake (1809-1877)
12-7-1875 PF2.O37.47
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Julia Marie Blake (1838-1905)
9-23-1877 PF2.O37.149
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Louise Gardner Day (1851-1931)
8-2-1878 PF2.O37.185
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Ann Elizabeth (“Bessie”) Blake (1854-1937)
9-1-1880 PF2.O37.52
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Charles L. Abel (1820-1912)
12-28-1880 PF2.O37.1
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

J. S. Browning
12-29-1880 PF2.O37.173
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Charles L. Abel (1820-1912)
1-29-1881 PF2.O37.2
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

“Mac” Unknown
8-18-1882 PF2.O37.230
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Ann Jane (Leonard) Blake (1819-1901)
8-24-1885 PF2.O37.55
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Ada Tracy Hammond
5-8-1890 PF2.O37.202
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Leonard Blake (1851-1907)
6-20-1890 PF2.O37.150b
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Leonard Blake (1851-1907)
7-24-1890 PF2.O37.151a
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Ann Jane (Leonard) Blake (1819-1901)
4-2-1891 PF2.O37.56
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Leonard Blake (1851-1907)
9-19-1893 PF2.O37.151b
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Ann Jane (Leonard) Blake (1819-1901)
10-25-1893 PF2.O37.57
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Leonard Blake (1851-1907)
10-25-1893 PF2.O37.152
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Ann Jane (Leonard) Blake (1819-1901)
4-24-1895 PF2.O37.59
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Eleanor Tugnot (Dargué) Blake (1886-1909/10)
5-25-1895 PF2.O37.145
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Ann Jane (Leonard) Blake (1819-1901)
3-21-1897 PF2.O37.60
Letter from Buffalo, New York to Leonard Blake in Gambier, Ohio

Ann Jane (Leonard) Blake (1819-1901)
11-11-1897 PF2.O37.61