Overview

This collection consists of envelopes and letters from J. D. Ferguson Davie, Member of Parliament for the district of West Somerset, England to his agent, Mr. A. Payne, concerning estate matters. The collection also includes two articles in American Philatelist written by the donor Norman Leslie Hannon concerning the correspondence and some other secondary matter surrounding the letters and envelopes.

Overview This collection contains a single typed spiral-bound manuscript entitled, "A Treatise on We All Die Have we Plans Made for When it Happens? How Can we Cope? What Can We Do to Help Those Left Behind? What is the Value of How Much Effort We should Put into Making Plans? Think and Be Prepared." The treatise includes information about Hannon's own family, including the accidental death of his teenage son and medical issues the family has survived or from which members have died. In addition, the...