Frances Barrow letters, 1864-1876.

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Frances Barrow letters, 1864-1876.

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The collection consists of seven handwritten letters: to Mrs. Botta (undated) about mixed-up invitations; to Mr. Willington (undated), apparently a critic to whom she sent some of her books for review, and thanking him for a positive mention of her work in the Courier; to Mr. Bagby (undated), informing him of a change in their dinner plans, from Mrs. Handy's party to Miss Booth's; to Mrs. Thomas, 6 Sept. (no year), inviting her to stay the night at the Barrow residence. To Mr. Ronald Morewood, 22 April 1864, praising his daughter Annie, and asking permission to present Annie with one of her fairy stories; to Mr. Andrew Boyd, 31 May 1866, acceding to his request for an autograph; to Mr. King, 11 Sept. 1876, indicating that she has been cheated by agents, and asking that the new editor of the Christian Union, Lyman Abbott, place her in charge of the magazine's children's department.

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Botta, Anne C. Lynch (Anne Charlotte Lynch), 1815-1891

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Fanny, Aunt, 1822-1894

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Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922

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