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Bartlett, Ellen Strong, 1848-1940

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Ellen Strong Bartlett letters

 Collection — Box BW 59: [Barcode: X031674512], Folder: 001
Identifier: MSS 16854
Content Description This collection primarily contains the letters of Ellen "Nellie" Strong Bartlett, author and historian, when she was sixteen years old. Ten letters describe her trip to Washington, D.C., from January to early March 1864. She stayed with her aunt and uncle, Julia and David Bartlett. David Bartlett wrote an early and influential campaign biography of Abraham Lincoln and served as the Clerk of the Committee on Elections in the House of Representatives. The letters describe her travels to...
Dates: 1864-1897