Griffith, Mary, -1846
Variant namesAuthor and horticulturalist; born Mary Corre; married John Griffith (d. 1815), a wealthy New York City merchant; purchased a farm ("Charlieshope") in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, ca. 1820 and lived there until she sold the property ca. 1836; wrote Our Neighbourhood, or Letters on Horticulture and Natural Phenomena, published 1831, and Camperdown, or News from Our Neighborhood, published 1836; died at Red Hook, Duchess County, New York, in 1846. Note: death date listed incorrectly as 1877 in some sources.
From the description of Letters sent, 1820-1823 (bulk 1820-1822). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122570628
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Griffith, Mary, d. 1846. Letter to Henry C. Carey / M. Griffith. | University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System | |
| creatorOf | Carey, Lea & Blanchard. Correspondence, 1823-1849. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Griffith, Mary, d. 1846. Letters sent, 1820-1823 (bulk 1820-1822). | Rutgers University | |
| referencedIn | Prime Press (Philadelphia, Pa.). Records, 1947-1976. | Temple University Libraries, Paley Library | |
| referencedIn | Wharton, Thomas I. (Thomas Isaac), 1791-1856. Papers, 1820-1823. | Rutgers University | |
| referencedIn | John Thomas Carré diary, 1807-1809 | American Philosophical Society |
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| associatedWith | Carey, Henry Charles, 1793-1879. | person |
| associatedWith | Carey, Lea & Blanchard. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Carey, Lea & Carey. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Carré, John Thomas, ca. 1744-ca. 1825 | person |
| associatedWith | Griffith, Mary E., of New Brunswick, N.J. | person |
| associatedWith | Prime Press (Philadelphia, Pa.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Wisconsin--Madison. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wharton, Arabella Griffith | person |
| associatedWith | Wharton, Thomas I. (Thomas Isaac), 1791-1856 | person |
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| Franklin (Somerset County, N.J. : Township) | |||
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| Burlington County (N.J.) |
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Birth 1772
Death 1846
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