Letter from P.E. Thomas in Baltimore to Jacob Harvey,
1841 May 4.
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Summary: | Thomas appeals to Harvey for help with assisting an Irish woman to travel from New York to Baltimore to be reunited with her husband, and encloses $10 to cover the costs of travel. The woman visited family in Ireland, became mentally ill and was sent to a lunatic asylum, from which she has recently been released. Thomas gives the name of her ship and asks Harvey to meet her and set her on her journey. |
Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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Notes: | The use of the words 'thy' and 'thee' in the letter suggests the writer and recipient may be Quakers. The writer may possibly be Philip Evan Thomas, a prominent Baltimore Quaker. Jacob Harvey was a well-known Quaker businessman in New York. Physical description: 1 item. more |
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