Correspondence sent, 1856
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 visited Eastern Penitentiary. Involvement with the Prison Society and work related to Rosine. She was encouraged by the growing Anti-Slavery activities. She wrote that Dr. Wilson Moore and Rachel Barker were engaged, a development she had expected. [After Mira's death, her husband married the widowed Rachel Barker Wilson Moore.]
Dates
- Creation: 1856
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