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Contributed by Westport Island History Committee

Description

Valentine Tarbox writes home to his sister Sarah, Westport, about setting up his daguerreotype business in East Machias with his business partner, "Keith". Valentine was a traveling daguerreotypist in Hancock and Washington counties when this letter was written.

Valentine speaks of "Lavinia." Valentine and Lavinia Tibbetts (Brooksville, ME) married on July 4, 1851, in Providence, R.I.

Valentine (b. 10-18-1827) and Sarah Tarbox (b. 01-07-1823) were two of the children of Mary "Polly" and Samuel Tarbox, Westport, ME. Samuel Tarbox was a wealthy landowner, ship building investor, and town official in Westport.

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About This Item

• Title: Letter to Sarah Tarbox from brother Valentine, East Machias, 1851
• Creator: Valentine Cushing Tarbox
• Creation Date: 1851-12-24
• Subject Date: 1851-12-24
• Locations:
  • Westport Island, Lincoln County, ME
  • East Machias, Washington County, ME
  • Lubec, Washington County, ME
• Media: Ink on paper
• Dimensions: 25 cm x 17 cm
• Local Code: TarSar.Doc.34-1.1851
• Collection: Sarah Tarbox Letters
• Object Type: Text

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Cross Reference Searches

Standardized Subject Headings

• Photographic studios--Maine--East Machias
• Tarbox family
• Photographers--Maine
• Tarbox, Valentine Cushing--Correspondence
• Tarbox, Sarah P.--Correspondence
• Daguerreotypists--Maine
• Daguerreotype
• Tarbox, Valentine Cushing--Family

People

• Keith, L. L.
• Tarbox, Sarah P.
• Tarbox, Valentine C.
• Tibbetts, Lavinia

Other Keywords

• daguerreotype
• daguerreotypist
• milling
• saw mill
• small pox

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For more information about this item, contact:

Westport Island History Committee
6 Fowles Point Road, Westport Island, ME 04578
(207) 882-8477
Website

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