Letter, 1850 April 10, Hartford, Conn., to Robert Carter & Brothers, New York.

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Letter, 1850 April 10, Hartford, Conn., to Robert Carter & Brothers, New York.

Explains why she is unable to allow a poem mistakenly sent to Robert Carter & Brothers to be used as an introduction to their children's book; asks them to foward a letter to Mrs. Duncan with two of her recent works.

4 p. ; 20 x 13 cm.

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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...

Robert Carter & Brothers

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