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Alice and Phoebe Cary Collection, Accession 6978, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Purchase, 10 Jan 1963
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
[Describes trip from Cincinnati to Wareham, Massachusetts ; her travels by steamer and rail, visits to Canada by the wire bridge and the state prison in Auburn, New York ; visit to Niagra Falls and Buffalo ; and her steamer trip down the Hudson River to New York City . ]
[Mentions a visit to John Greenleaf Whitter 's house near Boston and his return visit to the Cary house.]
[Sends the conclusion of a story and mentions Alice Cary 's ill health.]
[Writes about the death of a sister (Elmina ?).]
[Mentions Dr. Charles F. Deems and Horace Greeley . ]
[Incomplete letter, mentions efforts to have Lucy's story published in Harpers . ]
[Describes her trip to Washington to attend a reception.]
[Concerns negotiations with the Weekly Home Journal to get one of Lucy's stories published, also attempts to publish some of her own works.]
[Concerning argument with Whitelaw Reid about the "perfectly contemptible tone of the Tribune toward women's rights."]
[Mentions Sunday night social gathering at the Cary home, also mentions Alice Cary 's recent illness.]
[Mentions Sunday night's guests; her note of apology to Whitelaw Reid concerning a dispute over women's rights; and sending a story to Galaxy and to Weekly Home Journal for review.]
[Discusses plans for a wedding and other social events.]
[Mentions Elmina's failing health, possible travel plans, and a repeated marriage proposal.]
[Sent Lucy's stories to Repository and Harpers for review.] fragmentary
[Mentions plans for a trip to the country.]
[Discusses the renovation of a house and the ill health of Lucy's mother.]
[Writes to assure Lucy that an article in the Home Journal was not intended as a criticism of her work.]
[Discusses poor pay for being published and plans to take in lodgers in the fall; also mentions attempts to have stories published in various magazines.]
[Mentions an article concerning Lucy in the Home Journal , her own health and the condition of Lucy's mother, and plans to visit James Cooper . ]
[Discusses publication of "Elizabeth's Heifer" in the November edition of Harper's and the possible publication of Lucy's story in Demorest's . ]
[Concerning a death in the family.] fragmentary
[Concerning a promise made to Susan B. Anthony to write for the Revolution . ]
[Discusses her attendance of poetry readings and social functions.] fragmentary