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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | Mehetable Mumford of Rowan County, N.C., was the widow of United States congressman George Mumford. The collection includes letters, 1821-1822, from Mehetable Mumford to John R. Parker, editor of the "Euterpeiad," a magazine published in Boston, which included sheet music, concerning the nature of the magazine and subscriptions to it. |
Creator | Mumford, Mehetable. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Mehetable Mumford (fl. 1821-1822) of Rowan County, N.C., was the widow of United States congressman George Mumford (d. 1818).
Back to TopThe collection includes two letters from Mehetable Mumford to John R. Parker, editor of the Euterpeiad, a magazine published in Boston, Mass., which included sheet music, concerning the nature of the magazine and Mumford's endeavor to find subscribers amongst ladies of Salisbury and Fayetteville, N.C. with whom she was acquainted.
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Letters |