An account of life in the Ursuline Convent at Mt. Benedict, Charlestown, Mass. and of the events of the night on which the convent was destroyed : by a former pupil : manuscript, 1843 Jan.

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An account of life in the Ursuline Convent at Mt. Benedict, Charlestown, Mass. and of the events of the night on which the convent was destroyed : by a former pupil : manuscript, 1843 Jan.

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An account of her time at the convent school and the riot that closed it; with an outline of the events by Curtis; reports of Thaxter's grades and those of Mary Thaxter; and a list of the pupils attending the school at the time of the riot.

1 v. (14 leaves) ; 26 cm.

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Ursuline Convent (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.)

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Thaxter, Lucy W.

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The Ursuline Convent and its school were destroyed by fire during an anti-Catholic riot, 11 Aug. 1834. From the description of An account of life in the Ursuline Convent at Mt. Benedict, Charlestown, Mass. and of the events of the night on which the convent was destroyed : by a former pupil : manuscript, 1843 Jan. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612862689 ...

Curtis, George Ticknor, 1812-1894

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Curtis was a graduate of Harvard Law School (1834) and brother of Benjamin Robbins Curtis. From the description of Letter regarding Dred Scott case, 19 December 1856. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236049551 George Ticknor Curtis was an American lawyer and historian. Born in Watertown, Massachusetts, he was educated at Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1836. He practiced law and served a term in the Massachusetts House,...

Thaxter, Mary.

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Thaxter, Lucy White.

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