RSW's Diary Comments

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Abbott's full name written in pencil on what
we believe is from the inside jacket of her book
"Autumn Leaves." We do not have the whole book.

This small card was found in the Southwick Studio. It is another poem by Anne Abbot illuminated by RSW. See Great Faith in God Alone for the other Abbott poem for which RSW illuminated.

Anne Wales Abbott,(b. April 10, 1808- d. June 1, 1908) is actually known best as a game designer. She is credited with designing the popular card game, Mr. Busby (1843) selling 15,000 copies in just 18 months for publisher W. & S. Ives of Salem, MA, and two other popular games.

You can read a lot more about Abbott by going to our Great Faith in God Alone page or reading her Wikipedia page.What we want to say here about Abbott is that she is another example of Woodward's interest in, appreciation, and support of women. The more work we do, the more evidence appears; however, in this case, given Abbott's lifespan, he may have been introduced to the poet / game maker by his mother or by his patron saint, Millie Eliot, who perhaps knew and met the poet being that they live near to each other.