Literature
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Penda the quadroon
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230232552]
Identifier: MSS SC 1
Scope and Contents
Autograph manuscript of a children's story, originally titled "Far From My Home," concerning the Spanish colonization of the West Indies island of Dominica and the role played by Penda, a quadroon in the service of the Governor's wife. Several pages of the manuscript are written on the reverse side of earlier versions of the story.
Dates:
approximately 1800-1874
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Penda the quadroon
Agnes Strickland letter to Her Majesty Queen Victoria
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293510]
Identifier: Vault MSS 602
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed poem plus typed transcription written for Queen Victoria.
Dates:
1837