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1835.03.22 - Elizabeth Huntington to Mary Huntington, Mar. 22nd, 1835

In this letter, Elizabeth Huntington writes to her daughter Mary, apparently for the first time in a while (she talks about the “awkwardness” of picking up again something that one has neglected). She updates Mary on her family and on other…

Tags: Bethia, childrearing, Doctor Brown, EDITED, education, Elizabeth, employment, Mary, morality, motherhood, NEEDS EDITING, religion, school, William, working women

1813.01.28 - Elizabeth Huntington to My dear Daughters, Jan. 28th, 1813

Tags: Bethia, Bible, catechism, Charles Phelps, EDITED, education, Edward, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Phelps, household help, knitting, labor, laundry, Marcia, Middletown, morality, Mr. Morrison, needlework, reading, servants, sewing, spinning, steam washer, Whiting, William, yarn, Zewky

1843.02.01 - Elizabeth Huntington to Edward Huntington, Feb. 1st, 1843

In this letter, Elizabeth updates Edward on various happenings in the family. She mentions receiving a letter from William doing missionary work in the west, in which he apologizes for his reaction to a joke made by Edward and his scathing comment…

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