The Mary Lyon Letters
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History
This small collection of letters was written from the founder of the Seminary, Mary Lyon. At least one of these letters was dictated by her, but signed in her name by someone else.
The Images
All documents have the first page scanned, and comments about their contents are included below.
A Letter Written on March 9, 1841
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mr. Waldo Bingham of Windham Conn. Postmarked on March 12 [1841] in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, which is only one page long.
A Letter Written on May 26, 1841
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mr. Waldo Bingham of Windham Conn. Postmarked on May 26 [1841] in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, which is only one page long.
A Letter Written on Aug 11, 1848
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Mary Graves, Hatfield, Mass. Postmarked on Aug 11 [1848] in South Hadley. Transit mark on Aug 12 [1848] in Westfield, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter, which is only one page long.