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Abby Hopper Gibbons and Lucy Gibbons letter to James Sloan Gibbons, 1859-08-16

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Identifier: A00180757

Scope and Contents

3 pages. Lucy and Abby describe a visit to Cambridge where they are staying with Dr. Walker. Lucy describes visiting the observatory where they looked at the stars and looking at the engravings of Murillo in Mr. Grey's collection. They have plans to see Alfred S. Hartwell, the Lowells, and "Charley" Emerson.

Subjects: Morse, Lucy Gibbons, 1839-1936; Astronomy; Walker, James, 1794-1874

Relevant locations: Cambridge (Mass.)

Dates

  • Creation: 1859-08-16

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Collection is open for research.

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