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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

May Alcott Nieriker letter to Carrie Cheney, 1867 or 1868

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 39
Identifier: Vault MSS 503 Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Contains a letter from May Alcott Nieriker, Louisa's sister, to a "C.C." (Carrie Cheney) from Concord, Massachusetts. May discusses sightseeing in Boston with Lu; Lu's apartment in Hayward Place, affectionately called the "Spinster's Retreat"; taking art lessons; her and Lu's love of Italy; and a visit to a spiritualist. Undated, but approximately winter 1867 or 1868.

Dates: 1867 or 1868
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 503, Collection on Louisa May Alcott and family / Alcott family papers

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