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Source Description
Holograph, signed.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
wm118h75x
label
Letter from Lydia Maria Child, New York, to John Sullivan Dwight, Dec. 1st, 1842
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obj
dtoType
document
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1
Source metadata
id
wm118h75x
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Lydia Maria Child, New York, to John Sullivan Dwight, Dec. 1st, 1842
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["December 1, 1842"]
year
1842
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3132180
creators
Dwight, John Sullivan, 1813-1893
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
Dwight, John Sullivan, 1813-1893
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
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
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import
extent
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 10 x 8 in.
hasTranscription
yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
Child begs admission to the Brook Farm community for Caroline (Henshaw) Colt, the widow of John C. Colt, and her child. Describes her as an "ignorant, worthy, affectionate German girl," and outlines the circumstances of her marriage to Colt.
See George Willis Cooke's book, John Sullivan Dwight : brook-farmer, editor, and critic of music : a biography; (1898). On page 76, there is a reference to Mrs. Colt in a letter from Dwight to Mrs. Child, Dec. 25, 1843.
pubPlace
New York
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wm118h75x
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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