Letter : New York, N.Y., to Messrs. Carey & Hart, Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa., 1847 or 1848, Oct. 7.

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Letter : New York, N.Y., to Messrs. Carey & Hart, Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa., 1847 or 1848, Oct. 7.

A two page letter in which Ellet discusses the notices she has written for her new book, The Charm. Ellet also comments on the high price of the book. Accompanied is a contemporary biographical essay on Ellet and a brief review of her Women Artists in All Ages and Countries.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7263136

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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Ellet, E. F. (Elizabeth Fries), 1818-1877

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Author and historian Ellet wrote fiction, poetry, and women's history. For further biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971). From the description of Letter, 1856. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007250 Elizabeth F. Ellet, the first American historian of women, was born in upstate New York in October 1818. She became well-known for her collective biographies of women, most notably, The Women of the American Revolution (1848). ...