Files

Download

Download Letter (58.2 MB)

Download Transcription (2.0 MB)

Description

Handwritten letter from George Wallis Haven to Sarah Orne Jewett discussing old age, reading.

Form/Genre

Letters

Object ID

MWWC0196_02_00_030_01

Language

English

Publication Location

Portsmouth, NH

Publication Date

3-12-1895

Keywords

handwriting, letters, exhibits, George Wallis Haven, Sarah Orne Jewett

Disciplines

United States History | Women's History

Location of Original

Maine Women Writers Collection

Physical Description of Original

handwritten letter, 2 sheets (6 pages), 1 sheet 21 x 27 cm., folded to 21 x 14 cm., 1 sheet 21 x 14 cm

Access/Rights

Fair use: You do not need permission to use this material for personal research, in-class teaching purposes, school projects and assignments, blog posts or other non-commercial purposes. Commercial use: Please contact MWWC for use of images or documents in publications.

Notes

Used in the exhibit: From Scribes to Scrawlers: Handwriting in America, on display at UNE in 2018.

As the shipwrights of Elsinore...
Files over 3MB may be slow to open. For best results, right-click and select "save as..."

Share

COinS