Contributed by Westport Island History Committee
Description
Valentine Tarbox writes home to sister Sarah, Westport, about arriving in Surry for his daguerreotype business. Valentine was a traveling daguerreotypist in Hancock and Washington counties at the time this letter was written, and Sarah was a teacher.
Valentine (b. 10-18-1827) and Sarah Tarbox (b. 01-07-1823) are two of the children of Mary "Polly" and Samuel Tarbox. Samuel Tarbox was a wealthy landowner, ship building investor, and town official in Westport Island.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter to Sarah Tarbox from brother Valentine, Surry, 1851
- Creator: Valentine C. Tarbox
- Creation Date: 1851-06-15
- Subject Date: 1851
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Locations:
- Westport Island, Lincoln County, ME
- Surry, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 21.6 cm x 17.5 cm
- Local Code: TarSar.Doc.31-1.1851
- Collection: Sarah Tarbox Letters
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Photographic studios--Maine--Surry
- Greenleaf, Sarah Tarbox--Correspondence
- Teachers--Maine
- Daguerreotypists--Maine
- Photographers--Maine--Orland
- Photographers--Maine
- Tarbox, Valentine Cushing--Correspondence
- Tarbox, Sarah P.--Correspondence
- Tarbox family
- Families--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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