Letter and poem to Minnie Van Derveer, 1885-1895.

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Letter and poem to Minnie Van Derveer, 1885-1895.

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This collection consists of a letter and poem written to Minnie Van Derveer of Frankfort, Kentucky. The poem was written in 1885 by Henry T. Stanton. The letter, written ca. 1895 by Daisy Fitzhugh Ayres of New Canaan, Connecticut, asks Minnie to send a photograph of herself for publication in a magazine featuring famous Kentucky beauties.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7545317

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Ayres, Daisy Fitzhugh

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Van Derveer, Minnie

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Stanton, Henry T. (Henry Thompson), 1834-1898

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Kentucky lawyer, editor, and poet. From the description of Letter, 1874 Nov. 19. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49336644 Henry T. Stanton, a native of Virginia, moved to Maysville as a young child. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and served in the Confederate army during the Civil War, attaining the rank of major. Following the war, he practiced law and worked as a Maysville newspaper editor. Stanton also worked in Kentucky state go...