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Slade, Abigail L.

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Slade, Abigail and Caroline Slade. Letters, 1866

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Many letters in this collection are written by Abigail L. Slade or Caroline S. Slade, and noted accordingly; when letters were co-written, this is also specified. For some letters, it is impossible to determine which person wrote the letter, noted by "Slade, Abigail L. or Slade, Caroline S."\n\n18

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Slade, Abigail L. and Caroline E. | to parents and sister, Jan. 21, 1866:

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January 21 1866
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Slade, Abigail L. and Slade, Caroline E. | to sister, Jun. 20, 1866:

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June 20, 1866
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Slade, Abigail L. and Slade, Caroline E. | to sister; to Mame, Mar. 18, 1866:

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March 18, 1866
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Slade, Abigail L. and Slade, Caroline E. | to sister; to Mame, Mar. 22, 1866:

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March 22, 1866
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Slade, Abigail L. Diary, 1866

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1866
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Brief daily entries written in 1866 during and after Slade's spring semester at Vassar College. Slade mentions entrance examinations, music lessons, botany expeditions, and compositions. She refers to various faculty members, such as [VC Lady Principal] Miss [Hannah] Lyman, Maria Mitchell, Dr

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Slade, Abigail L. or Slade, Caroline E. | to sister, Apr. 11, 1866:

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April 11, 166
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Slade, Abigail L. or Slade, Caroline E. | to "my own dear wifey," Jan. 14, 1866:

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January 14, 1866
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Slade, Abigail L. | to Mamie, Apr. 25, 1866:

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April 25, 1866
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Slade, Abigail L. | to Mary Slade (sister), Jun. 18, 1866:

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June 18, 1866
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Slade, Abigail L. | to mother, May 6, 1866:

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May 6, 1866
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