Correspondence with Rev. Dr. Prince, Dec. 23, 1874, 1413 Locust St, Philadelphia, Messrs. Carey and Hart, January 27, 1835, Boston, Dr. James Rush, Philadelphia, Oct. 23, 1865, Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Mason, Jan. 9, 1865, Philadelphia ; from J. R. Thomson, May 10, 1867, Shanghai and D. E. Wilson, Nov. 2,

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Correspondence with Rev. Dr. Prince, Dec. 23, 1874, 1413 Locust St, Philadelphia, Messrs. Carey and Hart, January 27, 1835, Boston, Dr. James Rush, Philadelphia, Oct. 23, 1865, Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Mason, Jan. 9, 1865, Philadelphia ; from J. R. Thomson, May 10, 1867, Shanghai and D. E. Wilson, Nov. 2, 1846, Allentown / Sarah Josepha Hale. 1835-1874.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/180190332

Brief letter to Rev. Dr. Prince sending postage for 1875 for the "Observer." Letter to Carey & Hart, suggesting a number of works Hale would like them to publish in Philadelphia, including "Traits of American life" and others. She discusses reasons for publishing in Philadelphia instead of other regions. Lengthy religious and philosophical letter to Dr. James Rush on his book: Brief outline of an analysis of the human intellect. Letter appears to be a draft or copy with corrections in Hale's hand. Letter from Lydia Sigourney to Hale, with Sigourney's letters in Cairns Collection. Two lengthy personal and religious letters to Dr. and Mrs. Mason, Baptist missionaries to the Karen tribes of Tavoy, Burma , discussing her own religious, political, and personal beliefs on woman's roles on society, lack of funds for their missionary work, fundraising, and a discussion of Mrs. Mason's "God Language." Letter from [Mrs.] J. R. Thomson, thanking Hale for a Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine sent to China and discussing her missionary work. Lengthy letter from D. E. Wilson discussing the state of American iron work and the 1846 tariff, describing his "mansion" just built, and discussing "old maids" and bachelors, among other topics.

7 items.

University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6936126

University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System

Related Entities

There are 10 Entities related to this resource.

Carey & Hart

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s866gr (corporateBody)

Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63w06nq (person)

Sarah Josepha Hale, née Sarah Josepha Buell, (born Oct. 24, 1788, Newport, N.H., U.S.—died April 30, 1879, Philadelphia, Pa.), American writer who, as the first female editor of a magazine, shaped many of the attitudes and thoughts of women of her period. Sarah Josepha Buell married David Hale in 1813, and with him she had five children. Left in financial straits by her husband’s death in 1822, she embarked on a literary career. Her poems were printed over the signature Cornelia in local journal...

Mason, Ellen Huntly Bullard

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61c6hpc (person)

Prince, Rev.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j14pqb (person)

Thomson, J. R., Mrs.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67m4vgb (person)

Cairns Collection of American Women Writers

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6226h2h (corporateBody)

Wilson, D. E.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p577wz (person)

Mason, Francis, 1799-1874

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kt1brr (person)

Rush, James, 1786-1869

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6km13j3 (person)

James Rush was a physician, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1827. From the description of Cards of admission, 1807-1816, to medical lectures. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122380155 Physician, of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Will, 1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70975894 The Rush Family papers includes material from Benjamin Rush, physician, social activist, educator,...