Gardiner, Phoebe 2 of 2, 1849-1855
Scope and Contents
This sub-series comprises letters received from family members and close friends. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent and chronologically within. Letters from Mary’s sister Phoebe include descriptions of the latest fashions and social engagements. The letters exhibit a very close bond between the sisters. Letters from Mary’s cousin and former first lady, Julia Gardiner Tyler, include statements about child birth, the lives of slaves on their plantation and references to the “President” (John Tyler). Anne C. Lynch, former tutor to Mary and her sisters, is a frequent correspondent. Letters from her mother-in-law, M. C. Horsford, contain many references to health and child rearing advice.
Dates
- Other: 1849-1855
Creator
- From the File: Farlow, Lilian Horsford (Person)
- From the File: Wilson, George F. (George Francis), 1818-1883 (Person)
- From the File: Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 (Person)
- From the File: Hall, James, 1811-1898 (Person)
- From the File: Hunt, E. B. (Edward Bissell), 1822-1863 (Person)
- From the File: Nichols, James R. (James Robinson), 1819-1888 (Person)
- From the File: Liebig, Justus, Freiherr von, 1803-1873 (Person)
- From the File: Horsford, Cornelia, 1861- (Person)
- From the File: Gardiner, Samuel Smith, 1789-1859 (Person)
- From the File: L'Hommedieu, Mary Catherine, 1765-1843 (Person)
- From the File: Webster, John White, 1793-1850 (Person)
- From the File: Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873 (Person)
- From the File: Tyler, John, 1790-1862 (Person)
- From the File: Tyler, Julia Gardiner, 1820-1889 (Person)
- From the File: Horsford, Mary Gardiner (Person)
- From the File: Horsford, Eben Norton, 1818-1893 (Person)
Extent
From the File: 32.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the File: English
Repository Details
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