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Thompson, Mary, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Norfolk, Virginia, and Baltimore, Maryland, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1851 May 17-1852 September 16

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 38
Identifier: id112247

Scope and Contents

Concerning visit to daughter Martha Pemberton at Fort Washington; increasing postage rates; reflections on the benefits of travel; meeting with Mrs. Alice Rutledge of South Carolia whose son, upon graduation from Yale began law practice in Charlottesville; return from Sulphur Springs; trip to Baltimore dentist; church affairs in Norfolk; support of various church missions by the Diocese of Virginia; measles widespread in Norfolk; lack of Chaplains for Army posts (1852); prosecutions of several bishops for interference in state affairs; springtime social affairs; general family news. Including short note from Immie Thompson to her aunts.

Dates

  • Creation: 1851 May 17-1852 September 16

Creator

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Extent

From the Collection: 7.75 Linear Feet

Language

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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