Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Susie Howard

Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Susie Howard
Date
May 2, 1880

Harriet Beecher Stowe writes to Susie Howard and asks for help in buying a layette for her first grandchild as well as discusses plans for their upcoming trip to Saco, Maine. Stowe also mentions how she "had to give up going" to another city.

Location
MC 1999.9, B2, F5
Time Period

Horatio Collins King papers

Journal, 1854 (Box 2, folder 6)
Collection Inventory
Date Range
1854-1933

Horatio Collins King was the son of Postmaster General Horatio King and the nephew of Dickinson College President Charles Collins. A graduate of Dickinson College, class of 1858, King was admitted to the bar in 1861 and saw active service in the Civil War from 1862 until 1865. A songwriter, King composed the Dickinson Alma Mater, among other works. The collection contains King's correspondence, diaries, and copies of his songs. Topics in correspondence and diaries include student life, Civil War, and democratic politics.

The journals in this collection are available for reading online (see links for related entries below).

Location
MC 1999.9