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Laura Collins letters, 1899-1903

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This collection is made up of 4 letters that author Laura G. Collins wrote to an acquaintance, "Mr. Hill," about her life in Maysville, Kentucky, around the turn of the 20th century. She discussed art, a birthday celebration, her horses, and her correspondence.

This collection is made up of 4 letters that author Laura G. Collins wrote to an acquaintance, "Mr. Hill," about her life in Maysville, Kentucky, around the turn of the 20th century. She discussed art, her 77th birthday celebration, her horses, and her correspondence, among other topics. One letter pertains to a letter Collins received from the wife of painter Dwight Benton (1834-1903) about his demise and death. See the Detailed Box and Folder Listing for more information.

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Laura Collins letters

Box 30, Small Collections

Laura Collins letters, 1899-1903

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1899 May 17 . Laura G. Collins ALS to Mr. Hill; Maysville, Kentucky.

4 pages

Box 30, Small Collections, Folder 12

Has written few letters because of illness and other "sorrows." Everard Jack Appleton, an acquaintance, "smokes cigarettes and sees visions," and "mix[es] me up with the literary Gallaghers," to the amusement of the Case and Collins families. Description of family members. Holiday edition of "Egypt," a poem by Collins. Request for Mr. Hill to read typed drafts of Collins's letters for possible inclusion in a book.