George Harrison Newhall letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1849 March 6

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Creator	Newhall, George Harrison, 1825-1853
Recipient	Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863
Contributor	Amherst College. Class of 1845. Newhall
Title	George Harrison Newhall letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1849 March 6
Dates	1845-03-16
Abstract	A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which George Harrison Newhall requests that Orra write to Mary Lyon on the behalf of Miss Harriett Frances Lindsey, an applicant to Mount Holyoke Seminary. Lindsey would eventually attend Mount Holyoke and also become Newhall's wife. Newhall also discusses a suggestion from Edward Hitchcock that Newhall preach in Deerfield, but he writes that he would prefer to stay in Prescott. Newhall calls Orra White "Mother Hitchcock" and signs the letter "Yr aff 'son' Harrison".
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages)
Place of Creation	Prescott (Mass.)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 – Correspondence
Subject	Mount Holyoke Female Seminary – Admission
Part of	Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 25 Folder 9
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