Correspondence sent, 1855
Scope and Contents
Family correspondence written by Mira Sharpless Townsend, with additions by accompanying family members. Discusses recent activities, news of family and friends, and current events. Mira attended Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, visited Rachel Jackson at Darby. She visited the Rosines and Moyamissing Prison with Jackson, Deborah Wharton, and sister Ann. She also visited Fair Hill Cemetery where it had been decided to divide the burial ground into family plots. A letter dated 1855, 9 month 9, from Philadelphia related story of Passmore Williamson's imprisonment. Rosine news.
Dates
- Creation: 1855
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