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Box 2

 Container

Contains 18 Results:

John Jay Chapman letter to Florence B. Kane, 1887 January 27

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Jay Chapman to Florence B. Kane, on Nancy and how being with her (Florence’s) family is like seeing Nancy again, “your faces are like her,” maybe Nancy is Florence’s sister, Anne, dated January 27, 1887.

Dates: 1887 January 27

B.L. letters to Florence B. Kane, 1887 May 2-10

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Includes two letters from B.L. to Florence B. Kane in Westchester, Pennsylvania. The first letter, gives advice to Florence about her idea of teaching, dated May 2, 1887. The second letter, written while in New York, offers more advice, she should get experience before trying to teach on her own, dated May 10, 1887. Envelope also included.

Dates: 1887 May 2-10

John Jay Chapman letter to Florence B. Kane, 1888 May 4

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Jay Chapman, New York, to Florence B. Kane, informing her that he has moved, dated May 4, 1888.

Dates: 1888 May 4

John Jay Chapman letter to Florence B. Kane, 1888 May 14-18

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Includes two letters: Letter from John Jay Chapman, New York, to Florence B. Kane, he may come on Saturday, dated May 14, 1888; letter from Chapman, New York, to Florence B. Kane, his train may be too late to see her in the evening, dated May 18, 1888.

Dates: 1888 May 14-18

John Jay Chapman letter to Florence B. Kane, 1888 June 6

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 5
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Jay Chapman, New York, to Florence B. Kane, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, he can’t come to Chestnut Hill because his “finances are in a bad way,” includes envelope, dated June 6, 1888.

Dates: 1888 June 6

John Jay Chapman letter to Florence B. Kane, 1888 July 11

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 6
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Jay Chapman, New York, to Florence B. Kane, Philadelphia, he’ll see Bessie [her sister], plans for coming to see her, includes envelope, dated July 11, 1888.

Dates: 1888 July 11

John Jay Chapman letter to Florence B. Kane, 1888 July 14

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Jay Chapman to Florence B. Kane, they are having a good time on vacation in [Rhode Island?], includes envelope, dated July 14, 1888.

Dates: 1888 July 14

Letters to Florence B. Kane, 1888 August 10

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 8
Scope and Contents

In same envelope includes: letter from John Jay Chapman to Florence B. Kane, he can’t leave until Saturday, dated 10 August 1888; letter from Bessy [Kane?] to Florence B. Kane, she wants her to stay as long as she can, date of production not identified.

Dates: 1888 August 10

Shirley Pighatullis d’Aragon letter to Florence B. Kane, 1890 December 20

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 9
Scope and Contents

Letter from Shirley Pighatullis d’Aragon, Biarritz-Basses Pyrenees, France, to Florence B. Kane, Philadelphia, mentions the loss of Florence’s father [John K. Kane, Jr.] and Nancy, hopes they’ll keep in touch, envelope included, dated December 20, 1890.

Dates: 1890 December 20

Edward S. Holden letter to Florence B. Kane, 1892 July 18

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 10
Scope and Contents

Letter from Edward S. Holden to Florence B. Kane, while in Philadelphia, the observatory will produce the next generation of astronomers, her visit, hopes she will come back, envelope included, dated July 18, 1892.

Dates: 1892 July 18