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Archives of American Art
Letter to Sally (Sara) Coombe
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.coomthom
- Creators:
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Coombe, Thomas, d. 1799
- Dates:
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1770 Aug. 17
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Item(on 1 microfilm frames)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
To "My Dear Sally," presumably his sister Sarah, Aug. 17, 1770, mentioning Benjamin West's villa on the Thames and hoping that she has seen the portrait that Benbridge painted of him.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Assistant minister to Christ Church and St. Peter's in Philadelphia.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel P20 (fr. 637) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Coombe Papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Benbridge, Henry, 1743-1812 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Coombe, Sally | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| West, Benjamin, 1738-1820 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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