Ruth Brown Thompson autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, North Elba, [N.Y.], 27 December 1859

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Title:
Ruth Brown Thompson autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, North Elba, [N.Y.], 27 December 1859
Description:
Describes her father's funeral; has become resigned to his death. Believes the girls may go to Eagleswood to school.
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Name on Item:
Ruth B. Thompson
Date:
December 27, 1859
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS E.5.1, pt. 2, p. 117 - 170 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
John Brown: Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places:
New York > Essex (county) > North Elba
Extent:
1 sheet (4 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz011b50x
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated to the Boston Public Library by Thomas Wentworth Higginson in 1904.
Notes (date):
Date from item or from supporting materials.
Call #:
MS E.5.1, pt. 2, p. 151
Barcode:
39999085841326