Mary Jane Means Adams (1811-1882), "Memoir of Emily M. Adams," 1849

Collection Name:

Mary Jane Means Adams Family Papers

Title:

Mary Jane Means Adams (1811-1882), "Memoir of Emily M. Adams," 1849

Creator:

Adams, Mary Jane Means, 1811-1882

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2019.070

Object ID:

2019.070.05

Date:

1849

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 volume ; 7.75" x 5.375"

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Memoir of Emily "Emmy" M. Adams, as written by her mother Mary Jane (Means) Adams in 1849. A note dated November 8, 1849 from Mary states she wrote this memoir so that her children will always remember their sister. Emily was six years old when she died in September 1849 after suffering 12 days with the croup. The memoir contains remembrances by Mary from the time Emily was a baby throughout her short life. This volume provides an insight into both Emily's life and the life of the family, as it also details events with their relatives, their travels, and with visitors. Approximately half of this volume is blank; the blank pages have not been scanned.

Subjects:

Biography , Children , Families

Locations:

Orange, NJ

People:

Adams, Mary Jane Means, 1811-1882 , Adams, Emily M., 1843-1849 , Adams, Frederic Augustus, 1807-1888 , Means, Nancy Ellis, 1819-1902

Organizations:

Adams family

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish this item, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Users are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of Joanna Skinger Hall.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

1