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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03007.28 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John Brown documents from Alexander M. Ross |
| Title | Anne Brown Adams to Alexander M. Ross thanking him for offering to help her daughters attend college, but noting that Bertha is too sick |
| Date | 8 December 1890 - 25 December 1890 |
| Author | Adams, Anne Brown (1843-1926) |
| Recipient | Ross, Alexander Milton |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks him for offering to help her daughters attend college. Says Bertha is too ill to go, but hopes Vivian, her eldest, may be able to attend, and awaits Vivian's reply. Second half of letter, dated 25 December, states that Vivian cannot attend college and thanks him for the "Chatterbox," a children's periodical. Reports on the rest of her family. Apologizes again for not yet writing her recollections of Kennedy farm and the preparations for Harpers Ferry, but hopes to do so soon. Recipient inferred from content. |
| Subjects | African American History John Brown Abolition Slavery Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Health and Medical Charity and Philanthropy Finance Education Journalism |
| People | Adams, Anne Brown (1843-1926) Ross, Alexander Milton (1832-1897) Adams, Vivian (b. 1870) Brown, John (1800-1859) |
| Place written | Petrolia, California |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Children & Family; Education; Health & Medicine; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Anne Brown Adams was the daughter of John Brown. Alexander M. Ross was a famous Canadian naturalist, also a prominent abolitionist and a strong supporter of John Brown. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |