George Harrison Newhall letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1849 March 6

Item Information

Title:
George Harrison Newhall letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1849 March 6
Description:
A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which George Harrison Newhall requests that Orra write to Mary Lyon on the behalf of Miss Harriett Frances Lindsey, an applicant to Mount Holyoke Seminary. Lindsey would eventually attend Mount Holyoke and also become Newhall's wife. Newhall also discusses a suggestion from Edward Hitchcock that Newhall preach in Deerfield, but he writes that he would prefer to stay in Prescott. Newhall calls Orra White "Mother Hitchcock" and signs the letter "Yr aff 'son' Harrison".
Creator:
Newhall, George Harrison, 1825-1853
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863
Contributor:
Amherst College. Class of 1845. Newhall
Date:
March 16, 1845
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 25 Folder 9 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Orra White--1796-1863--Correspondence
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary--Admission
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
https://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:724476
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Place of origin:
Prescott (Mass.)