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Poetry book

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Collection Type

  • Manuscripts

Date

1806, undated

Location Note

Folder 1.7

GUSN

GUSN-309235

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Description

A book of poetry and other personal writings. It is signed on multiple pages "A. C. Lowell," so it may have belonged to Anna Cabot Lowell (d. 1810), good friend of Eliza Susan (Morton) Quincy. It features Prince of Wales feathers on the cover.

Details

Descriptive Terms

writings (document genre)
poetry

Additional Identification Number

Accession number 1977.25

Physical Description

1 handwritten booklet

Collection Code

MS053

Collection Name

Quincy family collection

Date of Acquisition

1977

Reference Code

MS053.010

Acquisition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Reginald Allen, 1977.

Record Details

Originator

Probably Lowell, Anna Cabot, d. 1810

Material Type

poetry

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Folder 1.7

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