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Source Description
Holograph, signed.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
wm118j23c
label
Letter from Lydia Maria Child, West Newton, to Samuel Kirkland Lothrop, Nov. 23d, 1851 and Dec. 21st, 1851
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obj
dtoType
document
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
wm118j23c
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Lydia Maria Child, West Newton, to Samuel Kirkland Lothrop, Nov. 23d, 1851 and Dec. 21st, 1851
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["November 23, 1851–December 21, 1851"]
year
1851
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
2793059
creators
Lothrop, Samuel Kirkland, 1804-1886
Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
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
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Text
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
2 leaves (8 p.) ; 26 x 38 cm.
hasTranscription
yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
ht24xg10q
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
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.
pubPlace
West Newton
dcId
wm118j23c
type
document
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
d5478756c12bc884