Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Louisa May Alcott letter to Samuel E. Sewall, 1884 June 7
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: Vault MSS 503 Series 1 Sub-Series 1 Item 20
Scope and Contents
Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcott to a Samuel E. Sewall (ALS, signed L.M.A.) regarding the impending sale of the Orchard House, where the Alcott family had lived for years, to William Torrey Harris, philosopher and friend of Bronson Alcott, for a sale price of $3500. Reveals information about May Alcott's share in the Orchard House; Louisa's relations with her brother-in-law Ernest Nieriker; her attitude toward guardianship of her niece Lulu; and her father's health and capabilities....
Dates:
1884 June 7