Subject: Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia / Organization: Central High School (Philadelphia, Pa.) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1845">1845</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1849">1849</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Organization Central High School (Philadelphia, Pa.) Year 1845 to 1849

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Abstract:: This collection consists primarily of letters written to Hettie Fenimore by her family, including her brother Jason, his wife Mary, their children, and Eliza Fell. The correspondence relates personal and local news. Also included are letters written by Hettie's mother, Amy, and a copy of a commencement speech given at Central High School, Philadelphia, in 1858 by her nephew, Frank. Frank's letters contain several of his poems and amusing anecdotes about Philadelphia in the 1850's.

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