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Title: Ellen Kean letter to Martha Tree
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 to her sister Martha, called "Hetty" in the letter, to give her updates on her travel to Pittsburg then Cincinnati. Ellen tells Martha of their current situation in which the ship on which she is a passenger is trapped by the ice near Pittsburg. Ellen describes her future travel plans in the United States and tells Martha not to worry. Letter contains a seal and functions as an envelope. Letter also contains an embossing. Martha's address can be seen on the last page. Page contains handwritten notations.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00437
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/2418
Language: English
Subject: Embossing (Printing)
Envelopes (Stationery)
Ice on rivers, lakes, etc
Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
Letters
Passenger ships
Seals (Closures)
Signatures (Writing)
Street addresses
Tree, Miss
Source: Handwritten letter, autographed, 7.38 x 9.13 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 9, folder 71; 4 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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