#CommonTouch Library Company Collection Showcase

The Experiences of Nancy Welch, a Blind Woman. Salem, Mass., not before 1794.

Picture shows the upper section of a broadside with a small hexagon-shaped segment missing from the center. The title is centered, in capital letters, and reads: The [next line] Experiences of Nancy Welch, [next line] A blind woman; [next line]. The centered subtitle below the title reads: Together With [next line] Lines for a Family of [H]er Acquaintance, [next line] (Written by Herself) Below the subtitle is text in two columns. A squiggly line separates the text. Text in first column reads: I Nancy Welch, was born and bred [next line] In Essex County, Marblehead : [next line] And when I was an infant quite, [next line] The Lord depriv’d me of my sight. [next line] His boundless love and guardian care, protected me from many a snare,  … Text in column two reads:  When Jesus granted my release, And fill’d my soul with joy and peace. [next line]  My heart was filled with light and love; [next line] My soul was raised to things above; [next line] ; [next line] And ever since, I cannot doubt, [next line], But all my sins were blotted out …  [end of description]

Common Touch, our multi-sensory exhibition exploring the nature of perception opens April 4, 2016.

Common Touch has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage @PewCenterArts.