John and Eliza Farrar letters [manuscript], 1836, 1860.

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Burnap, Nancy Williams, fl. 1860,. John and Eliza Farrar letters [manuscript], 1836, 1860.

John and Eliza Farrar letters [manuscript], 1836, 1860.

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An unfinished letter from Professor Farrar, 1836 Sep 3, to "My dear sir" mentions the stormy passage and arrival at Liverpool. Describes his hospitable reception at the country home of Mr. William Rathbone, the high regard in which the Americans are held, and the superiority of roads and travel accommodations in the British Isles. An 1860 letter from Eliza Farrar to Mrs. Burnap provides a long, health-related excuse for not seeing more of her and her daughter during her visit to Baltimore. Mentions recommending a girl, a stranger to Baltimore whom she met on the street, to call at the Burnaps'. An 1860 Nov 6. letter from Eliza Farrar to Mrs. Burnap mentions the above unfinished letter written by Mr. Farrar which she is enclosing for Miss Burnap who had requested his autograph. Expresses her thanks for "the present of Dr. Burnap's lectures to young women." Gives a lengthy description of her recent move to Springfield, Mass., on account of her health and her pleasant accommodations in a boarding house. Describes how she is rereading and destroying her old diaries to save her ancestors the trouble. Briefly asks for news of how Mademoiselle Bonaparte is received by Napoleon III.

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