Letter, 1864 Aug. 1, Quincy, to Rebecca Amory Lowell.

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Letter, 1864 Aug. 1, Quincy, to Rebecca Amory Lowell.

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Responding to a note consoling her on the death of her father. With her comments on the progress of the war.

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Boston Athenaeum

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Lowell, Rebecca Amory, 1794-1873.

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Quincy, Eliza Susan, 1798-1884

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Eliza Susan Quincy (1798-1884) was the daughter of Josiah Quincy (1772-1864), congressman, Massachusetts state senator, and president of Harvard University. Her great-grandfather was Colonel Josiah Quincy (1710-1784). His fortune was increased when the merchant vessel Bethell, of which he was part owner, captured a Spanish treasure ship. In 1770, he built a large house in that part of Braintree, Massachusetts, which later became Quincy. Eliza Susan and her sisters Abigail Phillips (1803-1893) an...