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The Forgotten Courtship of David and Marcy Spear, 1785-1787

Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

Date

1962

GUSN

GUSN-169717

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Description

A series of letters reveals two years in the courtship between David and Marcy Spear, as their relationship moves from formal and secret to flowery and open. These letters were arranged and edited by Robert Bartlett Haas, head of the department of arts and humanities at UCLA.

Details

Additional Identification Number

Article ID 93

Collection Code

SC001

Collection Name

Old-Time New England

Reference Code

SC001.1962.052.187.001

Abstract

A series of letters reveals two years in the courtship between David and Marcy Spear, as their relationship moves from formal and secret to flowery and open. These letters were arranged and edited by Robert Bartlett Haas, head of the department of arts and humanities at UCLA.

Date Notes

Volume 52, Number 187 (Winter, 1962)

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Record Details

Originator

Robert Bartlett Haas (Author)

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1962). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.

Description Level

Item

Place of Publication

Boston, Mass.

Publisher

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Publisher Series

Old Time New England

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