Unbound collection of fair copies of poems, likely produced by Mary Stevenson Hewson, c.1787-1795
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CMV33104
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Freeman’s- Lot 715, ‘Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson. Unbound collection of manuscript poems. [Philadelphia], c.a.1787-1795’
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Unbound collection of fair copies of poems, likely produced by Mary Stevenson Hewson, c.1787-1795
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Brief Summary:
Fair copies of poems from contemporary authors, likely made by Mary Stevenson Hewson.
Detailed Summary:
This poetry collection includes poems by Mary Stevenson Hewson herself, Francis Hopkinson, Thomas Gray, Peter Pindor, and translations from Voltaire and other French writers. Also included are two poems by Benjamin Franklin and an unattributed poem titled ‘Eligiac Ode, On The Death of Dr. Franklin.’ The collection is accompanied by a contemporary table of contents written on a sheet of European paper. The rest of the collection is written on American paper. A free endpaper of the casing is dated 1787 and signed Mary Hewson. Hewson was the well-educated daughter of Benjamin Franklin’s London landlady, his friend and correspondent.
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140 pp.
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1
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The leaves are loose but contained within a contemporary vellum casing.
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Undecorated
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A missing line of a poem on p.94 has been added to the bottom of the page and linked to the right place in the text by the use of a corresponding symbol.
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Sold at auction by Freeman’s, Philadelphia on 23 November 2008 (Lot 715) for $8750.
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