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John G. Whittier Letter

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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

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Call Number:
MC.950.302
Repository:
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Extent:
0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
John G. Whittier Letter (HC.MC.950.302), Quaker and Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Date:
1885
Creator:
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
Form:
letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
This collection contains a letter from John G. Whittier to Eliza Channing Higginson concerning the death of William Henry Channing, her uncle.

John G. Whittier was born on December 17th, 1807 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He was an American Quaker poet and abolitionist. Whittier passed away on September 7th, 1892. William Henry Channing was born on May 25th, 1810 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was an American Unitarian writer, clergyman, and philosopher. He passed away on December 23rd, 1884.

This collection contains a letter from John G. Whittier to Eliza Channing concerning the death of William Henry Channing, her uncle.

Single Item.

Gift of Thomas Hamm, November 2021.

Processed by Erick Iraheta, completed March 2023.

Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Erick Iraheta
Finding Aid Date
March, 2023
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)

Collection Inventory

John G. Whittier Letter.
Box 63

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