Name/Title
Letter from AikenEntry/Object ID
2005.014.004Scope and Content
Letter dated Sept. 25, [1884], from William Aiken Rhett to his grandmother [Harriet Lowndes Aiken] about his time at Bellevue [Plantation?].
Transcription:
Bellevue
Sep 25th
Dear Grandmama
I hope / you are well and that / your leg does not pain / you. I am enjoying my- / self here we do not study / hard up here and this / is a nice climate up here. / The time is going fast and / I hope I will soon see / you all again. While I / am writing this letter the boys / are playing ball at a / great rate out side I / can see them from my room / I cant think of anything more / at present. I remain your affect grandson.
AikenCollection
Aiken-Rhett HouseAcquisition
Accession
2005.014.Source or Donor
Wright, ElizabethAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
In Memory of Burnet Rhett MaybankLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Correspondence, Personal Papers, Aiken-Rhett Family--CorrespondenceArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1884Archive Size/Extent
1 folder containing photocopy of letter and transcription; original in protective sleeveRestrictions
Access: Refer to photocopy.Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: Sept. 25, ca. 1884
Level of Description: Item
System of Arrangement: Copy of letter with transcription; original in protective sleeve.Location
Location
Container
Misc. A-R Family DocumentsShelf
ARH ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
Document BoxShelf
ARH Shelves, ARH ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Rhett, William AikenPerson or Organization
Aiken, Harriet LowndesCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 1, 2005Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
March 2, 2023