Julia Atwood letters 1839-[1841] Atwood, Julia letters

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Julia Atwood letters 1839-[1841] Atwood, Julia letters

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This collection consists of three letters in which Connecticut women recounted events from their daily lives from 1839 to 1841. Of particular interest is a letter written by a young woman describing a lecture she attended, which featured speeches by Mary Gove Nichols, Jason Lee, and a Native American from the Pacific Northwest.

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William L. Clements Library

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Atwood, Sarah Palmer.

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Atwood, Julia Tyler, b. 1822

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Julia Atwood was born on November 9, 1822, in Mansfield, Connecticut, to Anson S. Atwood and Sarah Palmer (Atwood). She had two siblings, Anson Palmer and Sarah Palmer. During the early 1840s, she attended school in Hartford, Connecticut. From the guide to the Julia Atwood letters, Atwood, Julia letters, 1839-[1841], (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan) ...

Nichols, Mary Sargeant Gove, 1810-1884

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American reformer and water-cure physician; author of novels under pseudonym "Mary Orme." From the description of Mary Sargeant Gove Nichols letters to Alonzo Lewis [manuscript], 1848-1859, undated. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 174964798 ...

Lee, Jason, 1803-1845

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Reverend Jason Lee, pioneer Methodist missionary, was born on June 28, 1803 in Stanstead, Quebec. After his ordination in 1834, Jason Lee and his nephew, Daniel Lee, journeyed overland to Oregon to serve the Flathead Indians. It was soon decided to abandon the Flathead mission and establish a new mission in the Willamette Valley. Jason returned east in 1838 to justify his decision and recruit reinforcements for the Willamette mission, as well as missions at The Dalles and Clatsop plains. In 1843...