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Brooke Family papers, Series 2, Box 4, Folder 28: To Sarah Brooke Farquhar with Mary M. Brooke -- From Deborah Hopkins with Elizabeth and Sarah Hopkins (letters 31-40), 1826

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Summary:To Sarah Brooke Farquhar with Mary M. Brooke -- From Deborah Hopkins with Elizabeth and Sarah Hopkins, 1826. The materials in this collection document the everyday lives of members of the Brooke family of Sandy Spring, Maryland. Correspondents devote their attention to farm or city life, social events, Quaker religious concerns, courtship, vacations and travel, household duties, astronomy, and some business dealings. These letters are between the Hopkins sisters of Baltimore and the Brooke sisters of Sandy Spring. Deborah, Elizabeth, and Sarah Hopkins sent news and gossip to their cousins, Mary M. Brooke and Sarah Brooke (Farquhar). This group of forty letters, all numbered, (spanning three folders) covers the period from March 1824 to December 1826. Complete information may be found in the finding aid to the collection at: http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1740.
Creator:Hopkins, Deborah
Hopkins, Elizabeth
Hopkins, Sarah
Century:1801-1900
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Place of origin – Settlement:Baltimore
Temporal subject: 1821-1830
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Geographical subject – Settlement:Baltimore
Topical subjects: Farquhar, Sarah Brooke
ArchivesUM location:Brooke Family papers
  • series 2
  • box 4
  • folder 28
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Personal and Family Lives
Women's Studies
Collection:Digital Collections
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