1832.10
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Doc Adams' Sister Writes of Bat and Ball Play
Salience | Peripheral |
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Tags | Females, Pre-modern RulesFemales, Pre-modern Rules |
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City/State/Country: | Mount Vernon, NH, United States |
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Game | Bat and BallBat and Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | YouthYouth |
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Text | In a June 1832 letter to her 17-year-old brother at Amherst, the 10-year-old Nancy Ann Adams wrote, "I felt very lonesome after you and the rest were gone. I have not played with your bat and ball as you bid me." Her brother is Daniel Lucius "Doc" Adams, who was to become a key member of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club about eight years later.
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Sources | Letter, Nancy A. Adams to D. L. Adams, 7/15/1832, from Mount Vernon NH. |
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Comment | The game that the future Doc Adams played with these objects is not known. A game called "bat and ball" is known to have been played in NH, and her wording echoes that name. Even a hint that a girl would be tempted to take up a bat and ball is notable in US ballplaying history. Edit with form to add a comment |
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Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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Submitted by | John Thorn |
Submission Note | Email of 10/19/2014. |
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