Dear New York History List Serve:

I am currently working on a dissertation project at Oklahoma State
University.  It involves creating a critical edition of an 1807 text by
Mrs. P.D. Manvill called _Lucinda; or, the Mountain Mourner_.  So far I
have found little information on the author.  I don't even know what the
letters "P.D." represent.

I know the Manvills lived in Greenfield (now Greenville), New York, and
that they no longer live in the area.  That's the extent of the
biography so far, I'm afraid.  I need this information for a critical
introduction to the scholarly edition.

I have already checked with the Greenville town historian, Mrs. Mary
Demarco, who was some help.  Also, the Greene County historian gave a
bit of information.  But because Mrs. Manvill was such a minor
author--_Lucinda_ is the only book she wrote, as far as I can
tell--nobody knows much about her in the literary or historical field.

Any information or leads would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

Mischelle Booher
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