This record contains a manuscript of a patriotic composition titled "In this World of anxious cares," written in ink by Lucy M. Ritterband in 1854, New York City. The composition is approximately two and a half pages long. Below the signature, a different hand has written in pencil, "14 years old. This composition was read before the school and prize awarded to her." The images in this record show the manuscript's pages. The handwriting is neat and legible, suggesting a certain level of skill and practice. [Lucy M. Ritterband (1840-1928) was the daughter of Leon Maness Ritterband and Benvenida Ritterband and wife of Leon da Silva Solis-Cohen.]
Subject: Patriotic literature
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