Item Detail
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Smith, Mary Ann
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1811-Death unknown
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MSS SC 2454
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Poem
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Mary Ann Smith was christened on 12 September 1811 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. She was born to James Smith and Jennet Clark. No other biographical information is found.
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This manuscript is a poem, handwritten on 1 page of paper, entitled The Christians Prayer. It is dated 21 November 1828 and is written by Mary Ann Smith in Carlisle.
The poem is 6 stanzas long, with 6 lines per stanza, referencing a number of Biblical figures, such as Abraham, Paul, and Mary, allotting each an admirable quality that the narrator wishes to possess through Gods grace as well.