Cartland family papers, 1823-1913.

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Cartland family papers, 1823-1913.

Chiefly letters to Moses Austin Cartland, Joseph Cartland, and Gertrude Whittier Cartland, together with other family correspondence. Includes diaries, 1849-1866, of Gertrude Cartland; essays; photographs; clippings; and printed ephemera. Includes letters from John Greenleaf Whittier and articles and clippings relating to Whittier.

21 boxes and 1 pf item (8 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7795230

Houghton Library

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Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892

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John Greenleaf Whittier was a wildly popular New England poet. A deeply committed and active abolitionist, he wrote many of his poems with a political agenda, although distinguished by an open-minded tolerance so often lacking in his fellow abolitionists. Although his works are somewhat marred by overtly political and overly sentimental works, the core of his output stands as fine, lyrical American verse. From the description of John Greenleaf Whittier letters, 1858 and 1876. (Pennsy...

Cartland, Moses Austin, 1805-1863

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Cartland family.

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The Cartlands of Lee, N.H., were Quakers, and cousins of the poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Moses Austin Cartland (1805-1863) was a schoolmaster and journalist. His brother Joseph Cartland (1810-1898) was also an educator. With his wife Gertrude Whittier Cartland (1822-1911), Joseph was principal of Moses Brown School in Providence, R.I. (1855-1860). From the description of Cartland family papers, 1823-1913. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612365817 ...

Cartland, Gertrude Whittier, 1822-1911

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Cartland, Joseph, 1810-1898

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