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Letter from Lydia Maria Child, West Newton, to Samuel Kirkland Lothrop, Nov. 23d, 1851 and Dec. 21st, 1851
1851-11-23-1851-12-21
Lothrop, Samuel Kirkland, 1804-1886, Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880
Holograph, signed.
- Title:
- Letter from Lydia Maria Child, West Newton, to Samuel Kirkland Lothrop, Nov. 23d, 1851 and Dec. 21st, 1851
- Creator:
- Lothrop, Samuel Kirkland, 1804-1886, Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880
- Date Created:
- 1851-11-23-1851-12-21
- Description:
Holograph, signed.
Child wrote these two letters of recommendation for an unnamed Spanish lady to give Spanish lessons to Rev. Lothrop. These letters describe in some details the Spanish lady's difficult life and unfortunate marriage. A Spanish lady, known by the name of Dolores, became a close friend of Lydia Maria Child.
Item details
- Partner:
- Digital Commonwealth
- Contributing Institution:
- Boston Public Library
- Subjects:
- Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Lothrop, Samuel Kirkland 1804-1886
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880 - Type:
- text
- Format:
- CorrespondenceManuscripts
- Rights:
- No known restrictions on use.
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