"Devoted Sister, " Harriet L. Powell, Leesburg, Virginia, to "sister" Rebecca Powell, Alexandria, Virginia, 1850
- Containers:
- Box 1, Folder 4
- Scope and content:
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Reading parties are the only way she can socialize; reports Maria Grady's death; reports about a big baptist meeting going on there headed by Mrs. Lucket; much town news. 4 pages. letter signed. Including letter signed from Selina Powell, Leesburg, Virginia, to Rebecca Powell, Alexandria, Virginia, January 26, 1850, concerning Rebecca Powell's trip home and Maria Grady's "triumphant death."
Access and use
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