Jeannie Stone Letters, circa 1882 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Jeannie Stone Letters, circa 1882

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-567

Primary Creator: Stone, Jeannie (1841-1924)

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Americans--Egypt--History--19th century, Cairo (Egypt), Egypt--History--British occupation, 1882-1936, Florence (Italy), Middle East--Foreign relations--United States, United States--Foreign relations--Middle East

Forms of Material: Correspondence

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Two letters: one written in Cairo, Egypt and the other in Florence, Italy around the time of British intervention in Egypt.

Biographical Note

Annie Jeannie Stone Stone was born in 1841. She was the second wife of Lieutenant General Charles Pomeroy Stone; they married in 1863. Stone died on January 9, 1924 and was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in San Diego, California.

Subject/Index Terms

Americans--Egypt--History--19th century
Cairo (Egypt)
Egypt--History--British occupation, 1882-1936
Florence (Italy)
Middle East--Foreign relations--United States
United States--Foreign relations--Middle East

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Unknown

Preferred Citation: Jeannie Stone Letters, MSS 0000-567, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed February 17, 2016.

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 5: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts

Folder 1: Letters from Jeannie Stone, circa 1882

Item 1: Correspondence, Jeannie Stone to "My dear Col. Ward", March 9: Written in Florence, Italy. Letter concerns life in Italy after leaving Cairo, Egypt.
Item 2: Correspondence, Jeannie Stone to "My dear Friend", October 24: Written in Cairo, Egypt. Letter concerns memories of life while trapped in Cairo and life afterward during British occupation.