Sylvanus B. Lowry and family correspondence, 1858-1863, 1902-1909.

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Sylvanus B. Lowry and family correspondence, 1858-1863, 1902-1909.

Letters written by this resident of St. Cloud (Minn.) to his wife from Washington, D.C. (1859-1861), commenting on political life and rents in the capital; from St. Anthony and St. Paul (Minn.) commenting on state politics, Jane Grey Swisshelm, and family business; a letter (1902) to Mrs. Lowry from Mrs. William A. Wood; and a poem (1909) about Lowry.

11 items and 1 microfilm reel.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6774998

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Wood, Julia Sargeant, 1825-1903.

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Swisshelm, Jane Grey Cannon, 1815-1884

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Swisshelm was a journalist, reformer, and women's rights advocate. For biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971). From the description of Letter, 1878. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007366 Jane Grey Swisshelm was born in Pittsburgh in 1815. She worked as a teacher until her marriage to James Swisshelm. They built a home outside of Wilkinsburg and called it Swissvale. She had a talent for writing and worked for abolition and woomen'...

Lowry, Sylvanus B., d. 1865.

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Lowry, Josephine Wood.

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