Correspondence, 1863-1865.

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Correspondence, 1863-1865.

This collection includes letters to Mary G. Otis written by her mother and father, Susanna I. and James H. Otis, and her aunt, Sarah H. Otis. These relate primarily to family and local news. One letter of interest, written by Sarah H. Otis, quotes from Theodore Parker, describes his personal character, and muses on the similarities between Parker and the Quakers.

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Otis, Susannah I., -1897

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Otis, Sarah H. (Sarah Harris), 1828-

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Otis, Mary G. (Mary Green), 1847-

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Mary G. Otis was the daughter of Thomas and Susannah J. (Sherman) Otis of New Bedford, Massachusetts. She was born in 1847 and later married James H. Sherman . Her grandfather, Daniel Otis, was a Quaker until 1830, when he became an adherent of Theodore Parker. From the description of Correspondence, 1863-1865. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 31492865 ...

Otis, Thomas, 1822-1882

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Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860.

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Unitarian minister and reformer. From the description of Letter, 1850 Nov. 5, Boston, to Charles Mason. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 170925855 Rev. Theodore Parker (1810-1860), Unitarian minister, social reformer, and publicist, was born in Lexington, Mass., a grandson of Captain John Parker (1729-1775) of Revolutionary fame. Parker graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1836, became minister of West Roxbury, and proceeded to develop his theological and social ...