Anna Cora (Ogden) Mowatt Ritchie, Richmond, Virginia, to Grace 1858 Dec 30

Scope and content:

Discusses in detail: Grace's desire to be a platform reader; the importance of memorizing poetry to be "read." Dicusses briefly: Grace's illness; Southern prejudice against female platform readers; Anna's niece Eugenia Smyth left in her care two years before when Anna's sister Julia Gabriella Ogden Smyth moved to Paris. Mentions: Literary Association; Washington, D.C.; Edward Everett; Richmond; Grace's family.

Physical description:

ALS, 4 p., w/typed copy

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