Edmund Quincy letters, 1885-1886

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Summary

Creator:
Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Abstract:
Edmund Quincy, an author and reformer, was the second son of Josiah Quincy III and Eliza Susan Morton Quincy. Collection comprises three letters Edmund Quincy wrote to abolitionist and women's rights advocate Parker Pillsbury, primarily regarding reminiscences of Quincy's father, and exchanges of books and pamphlets.
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet (3 items)
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11484

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises three letters Edmund Quincy wrote to abolitionist and women's rights advocate Parker Pillsbury, primarily regarding reminiscences of Quincy's father, and exchanges of books and pamphlets.

Biographical / historical:

Edmund Quincy, an author and reformer, was the second son of Josiah Quincy III and Eliza Susan Morton Quincy. He was an abolitionist editor and also the author of a biography of his father, a romance, Wensley (1854), and The Haunted Adjutant and Other Stories (1885).

Acquisition information:
The Edmund Quincy Letters were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2016.
Processing information:

Processed by Alice Poffinberger, May, 2017

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2016-0105

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Names:
Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898

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[Identification of item], Edmund Quincy Letters, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.