The Mary Lyon Letters
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History
This small collection of letters was written from the founder of the Seminary, Mary Lyon. At least one of these letters was dictated by her, but signed in her name by someone else.
The Images
All documents have the first page scanned, and comments about their contents are included below.
- A Letter Written on Jun 27, 1840
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Sarah Brigham of Grafton Mass. Postmarked on Jul 1 [1840] in South Hadley.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on March 9, 1841
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mr. Waldo Bingham of Windham Conn. Postmarked on March 12 [1841] in South Hadley.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, which is only one page long.
- A Letter Written on May 26, 1841
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mr. Waldo Bingham of Windham Conn. Postmarked on May 26 [1841] in South Hadley.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, which is only one page long.
- A Partial Letter, probably written about June 3, 1847
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Ezra Pratt, Orwell Ohio. Postmarked on Jun 3 in South Hadley.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, but only the last page survives and only part of the page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Aug 11, 1848
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Mary Graves, Hatfield, Mass. Postmarked on Aug 11 [1848] in South Hadley. Transit mark on Aug 12 [1848] in Westfield, Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, which is only one page long.