Item Description

Title: Mary Powers to Ruth Fletcher, [1852?] April 18

Author

  • Powers, Mary

Recipient

  • Fletcher, Ruth

Source Document

Extent: 2 pages

Description

Topics include Mary's families activities, their new home, a "Donation Party," the death of Ruth's daughter, Emma, and Mary's teaching activities.

Genre(s): letter

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2008-12-15, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Type of Resource: text

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Mary Powers to Ruth Fletcher, [1852?] April 18, Consuelo Northrop Bailey Papers, Carton 063, Folder 004, Item 004, http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/CnbC063f004i004 (accessed May 22, 2013)

Mary Powers to Ruth Fletcher, [1852?] April 18

Transcription : Travis Puller


Published by: University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections on 2008-12-05

Calais Apr the 18th 1852(?)

Dear Aunt

it is with pleasure that I take my pen in hand to in form you of my health which is very good with exception of a bad cold Father preaches at [UNCLEAR: "Moscow" due to illegible content] today Mother is not very well Martha is at work to Mr Ira Kents the post master and I am at home now

I have taken a school in woodbury this summer and I have a dollar aweek it is six miles from home. we all live in one house and I think it is a very pleasent place I like very much it is a very conveineint[sic] house I think. there is a kitchin bedroom [GAP: 4 letters missing due to illegible content] space way parlor and fire place in both parts we have had a Donation party the maried[sic] people come in the afternoon and the young people in the evening ther[sic] was thirty four maried people and fifty young people they brought in fifty dollars in the whole. I should lik[sic] to see you all very much I want you should kiss Ella for me give my best respects to uncle Andrew and Crage[sic] and keep the rest for your self it seems as though I must [ADDED: "say" by author in interlinear] kiss little Emma to but I [DELETED: "cannot" by author] know you cannot. I cannot write any more this time and I want you should write to me as soon as you get this please excuse mistakes.

Direct your letter to Calais

I want unlce Andrew should write Some on it too

This from your most affectionate


Mary Powers

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Mrs Crosier and all the girls are to work out but Helen Edwin has taken a sugar place and Helen has taken a shool[sic] in the same villige[sic] that I have and haves a dollar and half bcause[sic] her school is larger

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