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Summary:
A March 21, 1834 letter from painter Henry Inman thanking Prosper Wetmore for influence on his behalf, reporting the election of town officers and offering to forward Wetmore's letters to the Capitol; and a December 20, 1847 letter from painter Thomas Seir Cummings to Wetmore describing the selection of new members into the New York Sketch Club at the home of H. W. Greatorex and congratulating Wetmore on achieving honorary membership.
Citation:
Prosper Wetmore letters, 1834-1847. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 4283 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Merchant, military official, legislator and educational administrator.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1987 by Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisc.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
