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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | Rebecca Wilkinson Street (1780-1833) was born in New Kent County, Va. She moved with her husband, George Street, to his home in Hanover County, Va., in 1802, and then to Kentucky in 1819. The couple had nine children, at least three of whom died between 1824 and 1830. Following her husband's death in 1831, Street and her four youngest children moved to Jacksonville, Ill., to live with her brother, John Parke Wilkinson. The original deposit is an unascribed 20th-century biography of Rebecca Wilkinson Street that incorporates her poems and other sources. The Addition of October 2010 is a 110-page volume of poems, written by and in the hand of Rebecca Wilkinson Street. The poems deal with the life of a wife and mother in Hanover County, Va., Kentucky, and Jacksonville, Ill., focusing on events in family members' lives, including the deaths of children and others. Other themes include religion, occasions, friends, and nature. |
Creator | Street, Rebecca Wilkinson, 1780-1833. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, March 1996
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
Updated because of addition by Sara Mannheimer, October 2012
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Rebecca Wilkinson Street (1780-1833) was born in New Kent County, Va. She moved with her husband, George Street, to his home in Hanover County, Va., in 1802, and then to Kentucky in 1819. The couple had nine children, at least three of whom died between 1824 and 1830. Following her husband's death in 1831, Street and her four youngest children moved to Jacksonville, Ill., to live with her brother, John Parke Wilkinson.
Back to TopThe original deposit is an unascribed 20th-century biography of Rebecca Wilkinson Street that incorporates her poems and other sources. The Addition of October 2010 is a 110-page volume of poems, written by and in the hand of Rebecca Wilkinson Street. The poems, many titled "Sonnet" or "Hymn," document the inner life of a wife and mother. Street often mentioned her husband and children by name in her poems, especially in reference to birthdays, illness, and death. Other themes include religion, occasions, friends, and nature.
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Poems of Rebecca Wilkinson Street, 1798-1833, 20th centuryTypescript essay, author unknown. |
Oversize Volume SV-698/1 |
Poems, 1798-1833Chiefly handwritten poems of Rebecca Wilkinson Street. Also included are a a few sketches and clippings of published poems by other authors. |