Bellamy, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Whitfield), 1837-1900

Author and teacher. Born 17 April 1837, in Gadsden County, Fla., and educated at Spingler Institute, New York. Widowed during the Civil War, Bellamy taught in Eutaw and Gainesville, Ala., until 1877 and then in Mobile, Ala., until her death in 1900. She wrote under the pseudonym, Kamba Thorpe, between 1867 and 1874. Later novels and stories were publish under her own name.

From the description of Papers, 1854-1900. (University of South Alabama). WorldCat record id: 43957937