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1 Title:   S.M.B. letter to Jane Anderson  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Bass, S. M., 1839 or 1840-  
  Dates:   1846 February 7  
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia, February 7, 1846, addressed to Mrs. Jane D. Anderson, West Windham, New Hampshire, in Care of Francis D. Anderson, signed "Your affectionate nephew, S. M. B." (The writer's name is inferred from a reference he makes to "Mother Bass.") The author writes " …this is a day of high-pressure engines, Magnetic Telegraphs, Iron War Steamers, etc., etc., not to mention the various isms of our time such as Mesmerism, Mormonism, Millerism …" He also writes about his life at the Academy, his rooms, and his neighbors.
 
  Identifier:   ms3447  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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