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Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

British Friends' letters

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-861
Abstract

Letters of English Friends containing information on Quaker history as well as religious and cultural activities. The collection also includes letters relating to the activities of early Friends.

Dates: 1650 - 1985

William and Mary Howitt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-181
Abstract

William Howitt (1792-1879) and his wife, Mary Botham Howitt (1799-1888), were English Quaker writers of miscellaneous poetic and narrative materials for children and adults. The collection contains mainly personal correspondence. Some translations from Swedish are included. There are scattered references to their developing interest in spiritualism after the 1840s and manuscript copies of some of the poems and stories by both Howitts.

Dates: 1827-1886

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England 1
England -- Description and travel 1
English fiction 1
Netherlands 1
Poetry 1