Mary Davis letterbook
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume letterbook of Mary Davis. Correspondence is largely personal, but does include a number of letters addressed to her Meeting, including South Kingstown Monthly Meeting. The letters included in this volume are all written by Mary Davis, and are addressed to the following individuals: Lydia Gould, P. Dunham, J Walton, and her son, J.H Davis, among others. Letters are generally religious in nature, or are related to personal matters such as news of family and friends. A number of letters dated 1838 are related to Davis's religious visit to New York.
Dates
- Creation: 1838-1849
Creator
- Davis, Mary Howland (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Mary Howland Davis (1811-?) was likely born on November 12, 1811. She traveled to New York on a religious visit in 1838.
Extent
0.06 Linear Feet (1 volume)
Language
English
Overview
Correspondence is largely personal, but does include a number of letters addressed to Mary Davis's Meeting, including South Kingstown Monthly Meeting. Letters included in this volume are all written by Mary Davis, and are addressed to the following individuals: Lydia Gould, P. Dunham, J Walton, and her son, J.H Davis, among others. Letters are generally religious in nature, or are related to personal matters such as news of family and friends. A number of letters dated 1838 are related to Davis's religious visit to New York.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed August, 2015.
- Title
- Mary Davis letterbook, 1838-1849
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- August, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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