Elizabeth Dodge album, 1824-1837.

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Elizabeth Dodge album, 1824-1837.

This collection consists of a bound volume that appears to have served as a personal album (such as those in vogue with young girls of the period) for a young Elizabeth Dodge. Contained within the album are poems, some apparently original, some copied from well-known poets, as well as scripture, religious sermons or essays, and personal letters and dedications. The album contains entries from more than fifty individuals, the majority of whom signed their message, including the date and location of execution.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7668499

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Kinney, Elizabeth C. (Elizabeth Clementine), 1810-1889

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Elizabeth Dodge (1810-1889) was born in New York City to Sarah Cleveland and David Low Dodge, of Cedar Brook, New Jersey. Elizabeth was a writer and poet of some renown, publishing Felicita, a metrical romance; a volume of poems; Bianco Capello, a tragedy in blank verse; and various other magazine publications. Her five-installment article Mrs. Kinney's Italian Reminiscences, published in Neale's Monthly, described her experiences living in Florence, and her friendship there with Elizabeth Barre...