Contributed by Westport Island History Committee
Description
This letter brings news of home to Sarah Tarbox from her sister, Louisa, and brother-in-law, William Greenleaf. The letter was written to her while she was living in Richmond, Maine. Sarah was born and raised on Westport Island but moved to Richmond in 1841 to assume a teaching position soon after she finished schooling at Mrs. Fields School for Girls in Topsham. While in Richmond, she lived with or near her sister Mary and and her husband, Daniel Webber, a farmer.
Sarah Tarbox was born on January 7, 1823 on Westport, which was the Town of Edgecomb until incorporated as its own town in 1828. Her sister Louisa was born on May 23, 1811 and Mary was born June 28, 1809. These three girls were three of the 12 children of Mary "Polly" Brown and Samuel Tarbox, a wealthy landowner, farmer, state legislator and Westport town father.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter to Sarah Tarbox from Louisa and Wm Greenleaf, 1841
- Creator: Louisa Tarbox Greenleaf
- Creation Date: 1841-08-07
- Subject Date: 1841-08-07
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Locations:
- Westport Island, Lincoln County, ME
- Richmond, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 25 cm x 39.5 cm
- Local Code: TarSar.Doc.13-1.1841
- Collection: Sarah Tarbox Letters
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Domestic life--Maine--Westport Island
- Greenleaf, Louisa Tarbox--Correspondence
- Greenleaf, William Wigglesworth--Correspondence
- Schools--Maine--Richmond
- Tarbox, Sarah P.--Correspondence
People
- Greenleaf, Louisa Tarbox
- Greenleaf, William Wigglesworth
- Tarbox, Franklin
- Tarbox, Sarah P.
- Tarbox, Valentine Cushing
- Webber, Daniel
- Webber, Mary
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Westport Island History Committee6 Fowles Point Road, Westport Island, ME 04578
(207) 882-8477
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