Letter from Lydia Maria Child, West Newton, to Samuel Kirkland Lothrop, Nov. 23d, 1851 and Dec. 21st, 1851

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Lydia Maria Child, West Newton, to Samuel Kirkland Lothrop, Nov. 23d, 1851 and Dec. 21st, 1851
Addressee:
Lothrop, Samuel Kirkland, 1804-1886
Author:
Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880
Date:
November 23, 1851–December 21, 1851
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
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
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
2 leaves (8 p.) ; 26 x 38 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/wm118j23c
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
West Newton
Language:
English
Notes:
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.
Identifier:
2793059
Call #:
MS 3431 (a & b)
Barcode:
39999063212912
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