In this letter from Elizabeth Huntington to John Huntington on the 24th of July, 1825, Elizabeth writes about a recent trip she and other unnamed family members made to visit her married daughter Elizabeth and from which she had just returned home to…
This letter is largely an update of life at home. Elizabeth tells John about how his brother Edward has just left for Northampton, and then he will continue on to Troy. The previous day was the fourth of July. Elizabeth speaks of the celebrations,…
A folded piece of stationary with very formally addressed to Mary from Catherine noting that mother has approved inviting friends over to the house today. The letter seems to be a practice by young sisters at the language of formal invitations. The…
This letter is made up of two parts: one written by John Huntington’s sister Catherine, the other written by his mother Elizabeth. Both parts are general updates about life at home. They write a lot about their family members (like Pa, Theophilus,…