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1.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901.
Inclusive Dates:
1866-1866
Abstract:
Letter (in the third person) from Queen Victoria to George Peabody, merchant and philanthoropist, thanking him for his giftof $2.5 million to be used for housing for the poor in London.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
Philanthropists.
Humanitarianism -- United Kingdom.
Humanitarianism -- United States.
Merchants -- United States.
Philanthropists -- United States.
Urban poor -- Housing -- United Kingdom.

2.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Peabody, Robert S. (Robert Singleton), 1837-
Inclusive Dates:
1850-1850
Abstract:
Letter from Singleton Peabody , nephew of noted philanthropist George Peabody (1795-1869), to his fiancee, Maggie (Margaret Augusta Goddard). The letter concerns a fishing trip in the Thousand Islands area of New York.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
Thousand Islands (N.Y. and Ont.)
New York State