George Freeman letters
name: label: Creator
content: Freeman, George, 1789-1868
topic: label: Occupation
content: Miniature painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1972 by the Mansfield Historical Society.
creator: label: Creator
content: Freeman, George, 1789-1868
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Portrait and miniature painter. Born in Connecticut, he left for England in 1813, meeting with great success during his 24 year residency there. Returning to the U.S., he worked in New York City and in Philadelphia before his death in Harford.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 41 Items ((on 1 microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1808-1863
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.freegeor
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 370 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Reproduction Note
content: Letters are typescripts.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals are in the possession of the Mansfield Historical Society, Mansfield, Conn.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters to his brother, Shubael, commenting mostly on family matters and occasionally on his painting. Those written from 1825 to 1837 were sent from London and Manchester, England, where he was living at the time. Also included are a few letters to and from other members of the family and a letter to author Lydia Sigourney.