Harriet Amelia Kane letters, 1891

Sub-Series — Box: 7, Folder: 3

Identifier: MSS 3190 Series 4 Sub-Series 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains two letters addressed to Kane. One is signed by her mother, Elizabeth Wood Kane and mostly discusses family matters. The other is signed "Carrie" and includes a detailed account of the costs of a sacque that Carrie had purchased on Harriet's behalf. The letter from Elizabeth Wood Kane is undated. The letter from Carrie is dated 1891.

Dates

Other: 1891

Creator

Kane, Harriet Amelia, 1854-1896 (author, Person)

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Biographical History note

From the Series:

Harriet Amelia Kane (1854-1896) was a Philadelphia physician and Presbyterian.

The first child of Thomas L. Kane and Elizabeth Wood Kane, Harriet was born in Philadelphia in 1854. Harriet accompanied her parents in the founding of Kane, Pennsylvania. With her mother she attended the Philadelphia Woman's Medical College in the early 1880s and graduated as a Physician. Harriet died while leading a prayer meeting in a Presbyterian church in 1896.