Letters, 1830-1862.

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Letters, 1830-1862.

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A collection of correspondence from Mrs. Sigourney to her close friend Mrs. Mary A. Patrick. Mrs. Patrick was the widow of an army officer who died in service and the daughter of Theodore Dwight. The subjects discussed are personal, social, family, and literary.

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Sigourney, Lydia Howard, 1791-1865

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Lydia Huntley Sigourney (born September 1, 1791, Norwich, Connecticut–died June 10, 1865, Hartford, Connecticut), poet, also known as the “Sweet Singer of Hartford", was the only daughter of a gardener. She attended private school with the assistance of her father’s employer, and founded a Hartford school for girls in 1814. At this school, without any specialized training, Sigourney taught a deaf student, Alice Cogswell, to read and write in English. Cogswell would later be the first student enr...

Patrick, Mary A.

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Dwight, Theodore, 1764-1846

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American lawyer and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [New York], to John Griscom, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742709 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Washington, to his son, Theodore, 1807 Jan. 25 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742715 ...