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Collection Reference Number GLC04623.02
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1849 
Title Henry Clay to Anne C. Lynch thanking her for a signed collection of her poems
Date August 1849
Author Clay, Henry (1777-1852)  
Recipient Botta, Anne Charlotte Lynch  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Thanks Lynch for a signed collection of her poems that she sent as a gift. Written at the Allanlee House.
Subjects Poetry  Woman Author  Women's History  Literature and Language Arts  American Statesmen  Gift  
People Clay, Henry (1777-1852)  Botta, Anne Charlotte Lynch (1815-1891)  
Theme Women in American History; Arts & Literature
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information Anne C. Lynch was a poet born in Bennington, Vermont. She began writing at an early age, and also edited the "Rhode Island Book," a literary compilation. Her first full collection of poems was published in 1848. In 1855, she married Professor Vincenzo Botta.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859