[Ned Brownell's pet cat standing on his forearm, swatting at Ned's pen as he attempts to write]

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Title: [Ned Brownell's pet cat standing on his forearm, swatting at Ned's pen as he attempts to write]
Date: 1866 January 5
Creator: Brownell, Edward Rogerson, 1825-1889.
Notes: Ned [Edward Rogerson Brownell] ALS to Folks, January 5, 1866. s.l., page 1. From a collection of letters written to the Brownell family in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Louisiana, New York City, Cuba, and France. The largest part of the collection are letters to Charles Brownell and his wife Henrietta [Nettie] from Charles' mother [Mummy] and his three brothers, Edward [Ned], Henry, and Clarence, often written with notes added and sent on as a "round robin" correspondence which ended with Charles.
Names and Subjects: Animals--1860-1870.; Animals--Cats.; Animals--Pictorial works.; Animals in art.; Arms (Anatomy)--1860-1870.; Cats--1860-1870.; Cats--Behavior--Pictorial works.; Cats in art.; Forearms.; Men, White.; Men--1860-1870.; Men in art.; Pens--1860-1870.; Pets--1860-1870.; Pets--Behavior.; Pets--Pictorial works.; Pets in art.; Writing materials--1860-1870.; Writing materials and instruments.; Manuscripts shelf.
Genre: Letters (correspondence); Line drawings.; Pen and ink drawings.
Collection Title: Brownell family papers
Collection Creator: Brownell family
Project Name: Illustrated Manuscripts Project
ID: 5756
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2018-07-19 17:37:40

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Image Size: 5600 x 6058
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 5756
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