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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Louisa May Alcott letter to Elizur Wright, approximately 1864 January 5

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 503 Series 1 Sub-Series 1 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Contains a letter and envelope from Louisa May Alcott to a "Mr. Wright." The letter indicates Alcott's close relationship with Elizur Wright and his large family; she implies that for a time she boarded with him, and refers to herself as a "literary spinster," and also makes reference to her uncle Samuel Joseph May. Dated January 5, approximately 1864.

Dates: approximately 1864 January 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 503, Collection on Louisa May Alcott and family / Louisa May Alcott papers / Louisa May Alcott letters

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