Henry Hale Graham Sharpless poem and letter
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a poem and letter written by Henry Hale Graham Sharpless and addressed to “Rebecca,” likely Rebecca Sharpless. The first four pages of the note are written in rhyming couplets. Sharpless laments Rebecca’s leaving him and says that he owes his remaining happiness to “Anna.” He also mentions the upcoming Quaker yearly meeting. The last page of the note is written in typical epistolary format. Sharpless apologizes to Rebecca for his previous poetic form and explains his current condition, both mentally and within the snowy conditions he is writing during.
Dates
- Creation: 1854
Creator
- Sharpless, Henry Hale G. (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical
Henry Hale Graham Sharpless was born in Philadelphia in 1823. He is the son of Townsend Sharpless and Mary B. Jones Sharpless. Sharpless entered Haverford College in 1836 and graduated in 1840. In 1855, Sharpless married Mary Lyman Van Buren. He died in Chester Hills, Philadelphia in 1870, at the age of 46.
Extent
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
One poem and letter from Henry Hale Graham Sharpless to "Rebecca."
Processing Information
Processed by Maia Schwallie, completed December, 2024
Genre / Form
- Title
- Henry Hale Graham Sharpless poem and letter
- Author
- Maia Schwallie
- Date
- December, 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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