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Correspondence and Certificate, 1880 May 10, 1972

 File — Box: Manuscripts Small Collections Box 2, Folder: 17

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of photocopies of four letters, a reprint of the diary of Fanny Stone, which she kept while living in Cairo during the war of 1882, obituaries for Charles Stone, a magazine article about him, a photograph copy of Jennie Stone and John Stone as children, and an original manuscript copy of a certificate issued to Stone on May 10, 1880 from the Vice Counsel General of the United States.

One letter is to John Horace Stone from his sister Jeannie Stone, one is from Charles Stone to his namesake nephew, one is to Charles Stone from his cousin Fanny Stone, and one is to Imogen Stone from her aunt Jennie Stone Stone (same maiden and married surnames).The letters to Charles were received while he was in Cairo, Egypt. The original letters date circa 1880s. The photocopies were made in 1972. Fanny Stone's "Diary of an American Girl in Cairo, During the War of 1882," which details her life living in Cairo during the Anglo-Egyptian War, was first published in June 1884. This copy was made in 1972.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880 May 10, 1972

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The materials are in English.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.02 Linear Feet (2 folders)

Repository Details

Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository

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