Louise Amelia Knapp Clappe (July 28, 1819 – 1906) was an American writer, best known for her "Shirley Letters." Clappe was born in New Jersey, spent most of her youth and young adult life in Massachusetts, and later moved out West to Quincy, California, in Plumas County with her husband Fayette Clapp.
Louise Amelia Knapp Clappe (July 28, 1819 – 1906) was a celebrated American writer, best known for her "Shirley Letters." Born in New Jersey, she spent most of her formative years in Massachusetts before moving to California with her husband Fayette Clapp.