Helen Ruthven Waterston diaries, 1823-1859; bulk: 1855-1859.

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Helen Ruthven Waterston diaries, 1823-1859; bulk: 1855-1859.

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Diaries and letterbooks kept by Helen Ruthven Waterston primarily while traveling in Europe with her parents, Rev. Robert Cassie and Anna Cabot Lowell (Quincy) Waterston, 1855-58. Diaries describe her travels in New York, Liverpool, London, Dublin, Paris, Rome, Florence, and Naples; social engagements; and churches and ministers visited with her father. Also includes a memoir written by Anna following Helen's death in 1858; commonplace-books compiled by Robert and Anna in memory of Helen, 1858-59; and commonplace-books kept by Anna, 1823-37.

17 v. in 4 boxes.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7572172

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Waterston, Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy, 1812-1899

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Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy was born June 27, 1812 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was the youngest daughter of Josiah Quincy III, who served as president of Harvard University, U.S. Representative, and Mayor of Boston. Her mother was Eliza Susan Morton Quincy. Anna's grandfather, Josiah Quincy II, had also served as mayor of Boston, as did her brother, Josiah. Her other siblings were: Eliza, Abigail, Maria, Margaret, and Edmund. On April 21, 1840, she married Rev. Robert C. Waterston (1812–93). A...

Waterston, R. C. (Robert Cassie), 1812-1893

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Waterston, Helen Ruthven, 1841-1858.

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