Description

Description: In her almost scribbled handwriting Dawes effusively thanks Troy, NY lawyer Seymour Van Santvoord for his gift of law-related pamphlets. This six-page letter is written on black-bordered “linen” stationery.

Anna Laurens Dawes (1851-1938) served as vice-president of the Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further Extension of Suffrage to Women, she was a trustee of Smith College and authored numerous books (The Modern Jew: His Present and His Future, The Indian as Citizen, etc.).

6 1/2″ x 4 7/8″. Item #A01579

Condition: Mailing fold lines, otherwise very good.