[Letter, 18]94 Dec. 26 [to] Mrs. Ames / Virginia F. Townsend.

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[Letter, 18]94 Dec. 26 [to] Mrs. Ames / Virginia F. Townsend.

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Townsend writes that the is sending Mrs. Ames a copy of her latest book under separate cover as a Christmas gift. She asks to be remembered to Ames's daughter and hopes the daughter will find a "Dorothy Draycott" (novel character) at Smith College. Mrs. Ames is probably Blanche Butler Ames (1845-1939); her daughter was Blanche Ames Ames (1878-1969), Smith College class of 1899.

[3] p. ; 16 cm.

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Ames, Blanche Butler, 1847-1939

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Blanche Butler was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the second child and only daughter of Sarah Jones (née Hildreth) and Benjamin Franklin Butler, who would also serve as a general in the Civil War. She attended school in Lowell until she was sent to the Academy of the Visitation in Washington, D.C. at age 13, where she described the sectional tension between northern and southern students on the eve of the Civil War. Blanche met Adelbert Ames, who had served under her father in the Army of t...

Townsend, Virginia F. (Virginia Frances), 1836-1920

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Townsend was an American author, best known for her girls' books (including Dorothy Draycott's Todays) and historical works. From the description of [Letter, 18]94 Dec. 26 [to] Mrs. Ames / Virginia F. Townsend. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 457044950 ...