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Title: Ellen Kean letter to her children
Creator: Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
Publication Information: Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description: Ellen Kean writes a short letter to her children to tell them that she will not be able to meet with them because of illness. She ends her letter with the line: "There was well nigh no Catherine tonight." Letter is creased and torn. Letter has been attached to a piece of paper for support. Support paper contains handwritten notations on front and back.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00444
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/2504
Language: English
Subject: Children
Diseases
Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
Letters
Signatures (Writing)
Source: Handwritten letter, autographed, 5.25 x 8 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 9, folder 80; 2 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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