Item 75: Letter from Harriet Beacher Stowe to “My dear little Friend,”, 1882 December 6
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 75
Dates
- Created: 1882 December 6
Creator
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter.
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
9 ¼ in. x 5 in. (letter); 10 ¾ in. x 8 ½ in. (backing)
Description:
This is a letter from Harriet Stowe to her friend on December 6, 1882. This letter is giving a young man life advice about being and following yourself. The creator of this letter, Harriet Stowe, was born in Connecticut in 1811. Stowe was an abolitionist and an author. She was the one who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin which showed the harsh conditions enslaved African American endured. Stowe was very influential as she reached millions through her thirty plus books/writings. It is unknown who Stowe is writing to within her letter. However, in a lot of Stowe’s letters from other collections, she consistently refers to whom she is writing to as “my dear.”
Location:
Hartford, Connecticutt
Transcription:
Hartford Dec 6. 1882.
My dear little Friend
You bear a noble name the name of a great & good man & I hope you will live to be a brave & noble man yourself that you will never be ashamed of your religion, never disobey your conscience, but be faithful to your duty, your friend you currently & your God.
The only way to be this is to begin now. by trying steadily every day to do right to govern your temper, ober your parents, be kind to all around you & so by being faithful in little things you will come at last to great things & be a brave true noble man.
Your sincere friends
H. B. Stowe.
Creator
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu