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Biography of Mrs. Lydia B. Bacon / written for the Massachusetts Sabbath school society, and approved by the committee of publication.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bacon, Lydia B., 1786-1853, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bacon, Lydia B., 1786-1853.
- Bacon, Lydia B.
- Bacon, Lydia B. (Stetson) Mrs. 1786-1853.
- Marriage.
- Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811.
- Local Subjects:
- Bacon, Lydia B. (Stetson) Mrs. 1786-1853.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Diaries.
- Penn Provenance:
- Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel 7986)
- Physical Description:
- 348 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Massachusetts Sabbath school Society, [1856]
- Summary:
- Quotes diaries and letters with some commentary from the biographer. Includes travel throughout the United States in 1811 and 1812 (and after) with her husband due to his military career; description of maple sugar production; description of Indigenous populations of the Vincennes, Indiana area; Christianity; community members' illnesses and deaths; and other topics.
- Notes:
- Edited from Mrs. Bacon's letters, and journal, from May 1811 to March 30, 1853.
- Local Notes:
- Schimmel 7986: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel.
- OCLC:
- 2939343
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