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Eleanor Howard-Smith document regarding name change
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My baptismal name is Eleanor Spurrier-but soon that was merged in my nursery
name-"Ellen" and for many years I was known only as Ellen S. Rand.  After my
marriage to my dear husband J. Howard Smith we had annoyance from the opening
of our letters & packages because of the multitudes of the same name.  One
day Mrs Henry Williams (daughter of Dr Benjamin Rush) said to me-Why dont you
join your two names together and so make a distinctive name-We did & found it
served us effectually & there was no more confusion for letters and packages,
addressed to Eleanor S. HowardSmith or Mrs J. HowardSmith.