Margaret Stevens Letter, 1856 February 1

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Stevens, Margaret L. (Margaret Lyman Hazard)
Title
Margaret Stevens Letter
Dates
1856 February 1 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 item
Collection Number
Cage 4910 (collection)
Summary
Personal letter from Margaret Stevens, wife of Washington State Governor Isaac Stevens, to Miss Mary Hazard.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Languages
Document in English.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Personal letter to Miss Mary Hazard. Stevens discusses her activities during the absence from Olympia of her husband, Isaac Stevens (Governor of Washington Territory), on an extended eastern trip.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Wife of Isaac Stevens (Governor, Washington Territory, 1853-1857).

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Wessel and Lieberman ; 2006.

Bibliography

A reference to this letter is included in Isaac I. Stevens: young man in a hurry / Kent D. Richards. Provo, UT : Brigham Young University Press, 1979, pages 184-187.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Mason, Charles H., -- 1830-1859.
  • Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, -- 1818-1862.
  • Stevens, Margaret L. -- (Margaret Lyman Hazard)

Geographical Names

  • Washington (State) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.