Contributed by Westport Island History Committee
Description
Mary "Polly" Tarbox (b. June 25, 1786; d. October 6, 1848) writes to tell her daughter about a trip to the country and the trip back home. Sarah was the eighth child of Polly and Samuel Tarbox, the first First Selectman, a postmaster and wealthy land trader and fishing merchant of Westport Island, Maine.
Polly mentioned that family members stopped at "Andrew's" on the way home. Andrew was her oldest son, and a mariner, who lived in Woolwich at the time this letter was written.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: Letter to Sarah Tarbox from her mother, 1841
- Creator: Mary Polly Tarbox
- Creation Date: 1841-07-02
- Subject Date: 1841-07-02
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Locations:
- Richmond, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Westport Island, Lincoln County, ME
- Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 24.8 cm x 39 cm
- Local Code: TarSar.Doc.11-1.1840
- Collection: Sarah Tarbox Letters
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Correspondence
- Family--Maine--Westport Island
- Travel--Maine--Westport Island
- Funeral rites & ceremonies--Maine--Westport Island
- Gardens--Maine--Westport Island
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For more information about this item, contact:
Westport Island History Committee6 Fowles Point Road, Westport Island, ME 04578
(207) 882-8477
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