record number: 431074

yellow

The color yellow indicates documents held in other manuscript collections at the MHS, public and private repositories, or the collections of private owners.

Dates:

11 Sep. 1862

Original paper slip text:11 Sept. 1862

Author:

Caroline Elizabeth De Windt Monell

Original paper slip text:Caroline Elizabeth De Windt Monell

Search all documents with this name as: author, recipient, either

Recipient:

George Henry Hall

Original paper slip text:George Henry Hall

Search all documents with this name as: author, recipient, either

Title:

Length:

4p.

Notes:

This letter describes the fire that destroyed the De Windt family home at Fishkill, N.Y., including the original portrait of
Abigail Adams Smith
Original paper slip text:AA2
Search all documents with this name as: author, recipient, either
by
John Singleton Copley
Original paper slip text:John Singleton Copley
Search all documents with this name as: author, recipient, either
. The recipient, Hall, owned a copy. New accession. ER 3/10/2016

Find this document

Original held by:

Massachusetts Historical Society

From the collection: Adams 2nd Gen. Abigail Adams Smith

visit this institution's website opens in a new tab/window

Bookmark this record

Open in a new window to bookmark a display of this record only, or copy the contents of the box below and paste in an email:

click to open a display suitable for printing.