Letter from Mercy Otis Warren to Hannah Winthrop (letterbook copy), February 1775

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Mercy Otis Warren to Hannah Winthrop (letterbook copy), February 1775
Description:
Letter from Mercy Otis Warren supporting John Winthrop's decision to continue teaching mathematics at Harvard and not join the Congress, sharing that "we have much to hope from a meeting of the Delegates from all the Colonies" concerning "the fate of both Great Britain and America." From the Mercy Otis Warren papers, letterbook, 1770-1800, pages 74-75
Author:
Warren, Mercy Otis, 1728-1814
Addressee:
Hannah Winthrop, baptized 1727-1790
Format:
Manuscripts
Location:
Massachusetts Historical Society
Collection (local):
Massachusetts Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Massachusetts--History--1775--1783--Public opinion
Massachusetts--History--1775--1783--Women
Women--Massachusetts
Politicians' spouses
Friendship
Winthrop, John, 1714-1779
Places:
Massachusetts
Extent:
38.5 cm x 25 cm
Link to Item:
https://www.masshist.org/database/3375
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Identifier:
nuview_3375