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Sylvester, Helen (Seymour)

Sylvester, Helen (Seymour) | to mother, Nov. 9, 1865:

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November 9, 1865
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Sylvester, Helen (Seymour) | to mother, Oct. 27, [1865?]:

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October 27, [1865?]
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Sylvester, Helen (Seymour) | to mother, Sep. 22, [1865?]:

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September 22, [1865?]
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Sylvester, Helen (Seymour) | to mother, Sep. 26, [1865?]:

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September 26, [1865?]
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Sylvester, Helen (Seymour). Letters, 1865-1866

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24 letters from Sylvester to her father, mother, and brother James concerning her experiences at Vassar from 1865-1866. Sylvester references the lectures of President Raymond and other faculty members, the sermons of visiting ministers, meeting Matthew Vassar, and Professor Knapp's resignation. She

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