Eleanor Percy Lee and Catharine Ann Warfield papers, 1835-1876 (bulk 1835-1849).

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Eleanor Percy Lee and Catharine Ann Warfield papers, 1835-1876 (bulk 1835-1849).

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Writings and unpublished correspondence of Eleanor Lee include two letters to her sister Catharine, six manuscript volumes of novels, prose, and unpublished poems. Included is a manuscript volume of poems entitled "The wife of Leon and other poems," a work which was published jointly by Eleanor and Catharine. Printed items include the published volume "The wife of Leon and other poems" (Cincinnati: E. Morgan & Co., 1845) and a first edition of the novel "Miriam's memoirs" by Catharine Ann Warfield (Philadelphia, 1876). Correspondence includes three letters from Midshipman George William Chapman of Pennsylvania describing travels in South America and India during a two-year assignment on the United States ship "Peacock." Other correspondence concerns personal matters. The collection includes loose poems, photographs of members of the Lee family, and sheet music.

19 items.8 v. (6 ms. v., 2 pr. v.)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6786538

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Peacock (Ship)

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Chapman, Geo. Wm. (George William)

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Warfield, Catharine Ann, 1816-1877.

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Lee, Eleanor Percy, 1820-1849

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Eleanor Percy Lee (nee Ware) was a poet and novelist of Natchez, Mississippi. Her sister, Catharine Ann Warfield (1816-1877), her father, Nathaniel Ware, and her daughter, Kate Lee Ferguson (b. 1841), were also authors. Nathaniel Ware was a public official in Natchez. From the description of Eleanor Percy Lee and Catharine Ann Warfield papers, 1835-1876 (bulk 1835-1849). (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 122607954 ...