ALsS : Hartford, Conn., to her publishers, Philadelphia, 1836-1854.

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ALsS : Hartford, Conn., to her publishers, Philadelphia, 1836-1854.

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The first letter, 11 July 1836, to Carey & Hart, asks if the firm would be interested in publishing a new edition of her Letters to young ladies. The second, 1854 Mar. 4, to Abraham Hart, thanks him for his regard to her interest in selling the stereotype plates for her Select Poems.

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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...

Carey & Hart

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Hart, Abraham, 1810-1885

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American publisher born in Philadelphia. He was involved with two prominent publishing firms of his time, including Carey & Hart and, later, Hart & Baird. Served in many leadership positions in the Jewish charitable and educational societies of Philadelphia. From the description of A. Hart letter to R. W. Griswold [manuscript] 1854 Jul 23. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 420463339 ...