Name/Title
Letter from Katrina (Kate) Irving to William IrvingEntry/Object ID
HHV 003.13Description
Letter from Katrina (Kate) Irving to William IrvingSubject
Learning piano, Christmas, gifts: work box, tea set, work basket, scissors, pin cushion, emery, wax, china doll, Santa Claus, little clothes horse, a game of Solitaire, Peter Purrlewigs gameSubject Person/Organization
Katrina Van Tassel Irving Williams (1845-1915), William Irving (1811-1854), Catharine Ann Irving (1816-1911), Washington Irving (1783-1859), Sarah Irving (1817-1900), Liddie Holdrege, Santa Claus, Sarah Mann Irving (1824-1913)Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Sunnyside, Washington, DC, New YorkCollection
Irving Manuscript CollectionTranscription
Transcription
April 12th 1854
My dear Father
I thought / I would write a few lines to you. Aunt Kate / commenced last week to / teach me on the piano / and I like it very much. / Won’t you please to tell / me when my birthday / is, because I have a / little tea-sett cousin / Helen gave me on Christ- / mas and I am going /
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To have a little tea - / party. I thought I / would tell you what / I got on Christmas. / I got a workbox from / Uncle Washington a / workbasket from Liddie / Holdrege and from Georgie / a pair of scissors, a pin- / cushion, an emery, and / wax, a china doll from / cousin Julia. Santa Claus / gave me a little clothes / horse, a game of Solitaire, /
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Peter Purrlewigs game / and dominoes and a silver / pencil. I like dancing / school very much and / can dance several dances. / Aunties are going to take / me down to town next / week to get me some shoes / and a bonnet. Give my / love to Mother and / Frank.
Your affectionate daughter
Kate
Wm. Irving Esq’r
At Mrs Peyton’s
Cor. 4 ½ st Penn Av.
Washington, DCTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
EnglishOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Former NumberOther Number
W 192
