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Title
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'To Mary: An Acrostic' poem with hidden message, 'Mary Agnes Creswell, forget me not'
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Description
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This acrostic poem by Cyrus Walker contains the hidden message, "Mary Agnes Creswell, forget me not." Mary Creswell was enrolled as a student in Tualatin Academy in Forest Grove at the time that this letter was written. See similar acrostic poem written on the same day, "To Clara" (PUA_MS102_1873_4.pdf). It is unclear whether Cyrus Walker ever gave these poems to Clara or Mary, since they remained in his papers. Perhaps he tried to give them to the girls, but they rebuffed him or returned the poems. This poem was composed after Cyrus had separated from his first wife, Lucy Maria, but before they were legally divorced.
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Creator
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Walker, Cyrus Hamlin
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Date
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1873
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Is Part Of
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Cyrus Walker Binder 1
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Identifier
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PUA_MS102_1873_1.pdf
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Provenance
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Donated by Betty Thorn, Walker Family descendant.
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Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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Type
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Text
