Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland

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Date created 1917-01-19
Creator Howland, Emily, 1827-1929
Description

Written to Isabel Howland, a women's rights activist and niece of Emily Howland; likely written from Sherwood, New York. Discusses the effects of the recent death of Emily's lifelong friend Caroline F. Putnam, who ran a school for African Americans in Virginia. Passes on news of family and friends. Alludes to Congress making a fuss about "the leak."
Size 4 pages
Type Text
Subjects Personal correspondence | Death | Putnam, Caroline F., 1826-1917
Geographical location Sherwood (N.Y.)
Language English
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Local identifier A00186337
Collection

Emily Howland Family Papers, SFHL-RG5-066 (explore contents)

Contributing institution Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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