Contributed by Westport Island History Committee
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A letter to Sarah Tarbox from Ruth Thomas when both girls were age 13 and living and attending school on Westport Island.
Sarah Tarbox (b. 01-07-1823, Westport, ME [Edgecomb until 1828]) was one of 12 children of Mary "Polly" Brown and Samuel Tarbox, a wealthy landowner, farmer, state legislator and Westport Island town father.
Ruth Thomas (b. 11-14-1822) writes with an earnest message of hope that both girls strive to improve themselves in their remaining school days.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter to Sarah Tarbox from schoolmate Ruth Thomas, 1836
- Creator: Ruth Shattuck Thomas
- Creation Date: 1836-01-28
- Subject Date: 1836-01-28
- Location: Westport , Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 19.5 cm x 15.8 cm
- Local Code: TarSar.Doc.1-1.1836
- Collection: Sarah Tarbox Letters
- Object Type: Text
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