Correspondence---Morse, Sidney E., 1827-1850

Morse and his brother Sidney often affectionately signed their letters to each other with drawings of a hare and tortoise, a reference to names their father gave them as children. According to their father, Samuel was the hare because he was too quick, and Sidney was the tortoise because he was too stubborn. This letter shows that the names stayed with them even into adulthood.

correspondence sidney sidney e 1827 samuel finley breese morse papers 1793 1944 addition samuel finley breese morse papers 1793 1944 samuel f b morse papers at the library of congress 1793 1919 american memory samuel finley breese morse sidney e sidney edwards morse ultra high resolution high resolution manuscripts

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