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2016.02.0012 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Date |
1819 |
Title |
1819 Sept 28 Susan Brown to Samuel Brown |
Scope & Content |
Susan C. Brown (Hartford, CT) to Samuel Brown (Philadelphia, PA). Susan (Sam's daughter) is nine years old when she writes this letter from boarding school. [Transcription] Hartford Sep.ber 28th 1819- Mrs. Phillips received your last letter my dear papa several days ago. She has since been very unwell & confined to her bed two days; she is still very weak & will not be able to leave here before next Friday morning. - I wrote yesterday to cousin Mason to inform him when we should be in New Haven, & to day I have written to cousin Mary Ellis to beg she would be ready to join us on board the steamboat at Elizabeth Town on Saturday morning, as Mrs. P_ is anxious to get to Bordentown on that day.__ Mr. Andrews is to be here this afternoon, but I do not believe Mr & Mrs A will go farther than Middletown with us.- We shall not go through New York. I am in a great hurry and must bid you good bye. My best love to all. Adieu dear father. SCB-- [Address Block] Dr. Samuel Brown care of Mr. Vaughan Philadelphia [Postmark] Hartford Sep 8 |
People |
Susan Brown Ingersoll Samuel Brown Mason Brown |
Search Terms |
New Haven, CT |