Mary E. Cary letter
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Abstract
One typed transcript of a letter from Mary E. Cary to her sister in Boston, MA describing a fire that destroyed much of downtown Brooklyn on September 9, 1848.
Biographical note
Mary E. Cary (1813-1877) lived in Brooklyn, N.Y. with her cousin, William H. Cary, after the death of her parents. In 1848, she resided at 153 Washington Street.
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This collection consists of a single item.
Scope and Contents
One typed transcript of a letter from Mary E. Cary (1813-1877) to her sister in Boston, MA describing a fire that destroyed much of downtown Brooklyn on September 9, 1848. During the fire, Cary's house on Washington Street came within 200 feet of the blaze, and her cousin, William H. Cary, lost 26 houses and the Franklin Building located on Orange and Fulton Streets. The letter is dated September 17, 1848.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Mary E. Cary letter, 1977.407, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of William H. Cary, 1954.
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Processing Information
This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2023.
