Notes

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Notes

Entry/Object ID

2024.48.013a-f

Description

Collection 6 notes with various pieces of information regarding the donor's family history and some scant information about the Quaker pieces of this donation itself.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Historic Costume

Label/Inscription/Signature

Transcription

Anna J. Eddy’s / handkerchief she / use to wear in / the neck of her dress My Mother — / spun the linen / in [?] before she / was married / which was / 4 mo 1818. / also the cover / on the writing / stand which was / of the same [?] Grandmother’s / cap — / Marg Lord [Wile?] / [linen?] spun and / this linen worn before / her marriage / in 1818 See Aunt Colly / faded pencil / strokes mittens / E. S. Kite Edith Cope’s / grandmother for / wedding trip by boat / on Erie Canal from / Buffalo to Hudson / Valley Anna Jane Sisson / 1-8-1892 / Born Collins NY (Erie) / married David Haviland Eddy / 8/15/24-1873 / Queensbury, NY Other side: 220 N. Aurora Street Phone 2493 / Anything wrong just bring it along to / TISDELL’S REPAIR SHOP / J. Aston, Mgr. / We extend a cordial welcome to / ____________ / We have a key for every lock. / We repair ZIPPERS, sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, toys, umbrellas and luggage. / We sharpen lawn mowers and file saws. / Please stop in and accept out welcoming gift.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kite, Elizabeth S., Eddy, Anna Jane Sisson