The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01189.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1765-1774 |
| Title | Ellen Lothrop to Mercy Otis Warren exchanging pleasantries |
| Date | 3 March 1773 |
| Author | Lothrop, Ellen (fl. 1773-1775) |
| Recipient | Warren, Mercy Otis |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Lothrop, a friend to the writer Warren. In 1773, Warren and her husband James were already well known in Revolutionary circles. Thanks Warren for her previous letter and says she is going to try very hard to make the trip to Plymouth, Massachusetts to visit her. Says she was sorry to hear that her husband was absent from the legislature because it stands in need of his abilities and integrity. Praises him for "his master peice of Policy." Signed at the end "E.L." |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Revolutionary War Women's History Travel Congress |
| People | Warren, Mercy Otis (1728-1814) Lothrop, Ellen (fl. 1773-1775) |
| Place written | Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Mercy Warren to Ellen Lothrop regarding her current situation and her attitude towards the American cause |