LETTER TO JUDGE JOSIAH HOFFMAN FROM ANNE HOFFMAN

Letter

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

LETTER TO JUDGE JOSIAH HOFFMAN FROM ANNE HOFFMAN

Entry/Object ID

HF 3013 H

Tags

Accessioned object

Description

Box 31 Collection Key Words: People: Events: Locations: Document Key Words:

Collection

Hoffman Collection

Cataloged By

Tara R. Iacobellis

Category

Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Acquisition

Accession

HF 3013 H

Source or Donor

Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

Notes

Mrs. Wilton S. Burton: Donor Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Letter

Transcription

Transcription

CATALOG NUMBER HF 3013 H OBJECT NAME Letter DATE summer {?}, 1805 AUTHOR Alice Ann Hoffman (Coldenham) RECIPIENT Judge Josiah Ogden Hoffman (NYC) MEDIUM Paper, ink PEOPLE Mr. E. Willet (Aunt’s brother), Eliza PLACES Coldenham EVENTS KEYWORDS *Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] My dear father I quite long to receive a letter from / you, to assure me of the receipt of mine- Mr. / Willet told me you was quite hurt at not hearing from me by him- I did intend writing but when / I came to ask for a pen there was not one/ in the house, and I had to wait till the next / day to borrow one of E Willett- this is my excuse / and it is a true one, as nothing could have / authorized my neglecting you but necessity / I quite long to hear from you, do write to me / for your letters are my only consolation here- [crossed out words] I am going to write to Eliza so my / dear father will excuse the brevity of this letter. But rest assured of the affection of your/ Child - / Ann Hoffman [END OF PAGE 1] [Address; written on letter] Josiah Ogden Hoffman Esq/ William Street/ [Unrecovered] post office/ New York/ [Bottom of Page] Alice Ann Hoffman [END OF LETTER]

Transcriber

Kathryn Alexander

Language

English

Parts

Count

1

Location

Notes

Temporary

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Very thin paper.

Note Type

Department

Note

Library

Note Type

Transcription

Note

*Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] My dear father I quite long to receive a letter from / you, to assure me of the receipt of mine- Mr. / Willet told me you was quite hurt at not hearing from me by him- I did intend writing but when / I came to ask for a pen there was not one/ in the house, and I had to wait till the next / day to borrow one of E Willett- this is my excuse / and it is a true one, as nothing could have / authorized my neglecting you but necessity / I quite long to hear from you, do write to me / for your letters are my only consolation here- [crossed out words] I am going to write to Eliza so my / dear father will excuse the brevity of this letter.But rest assured of the affection of your/Child - /Ann Hoffman [END OF PAGE 1] [Address; written on letter]Josiah Ogden Hoffman Esq/William Street/[Unrecovered] post office/New York/ [Bottom of Page]Alice Ann Hoffman [END OF LETTER]

Created By

CHannan

Create Date

December 12, 2023

Updated By

tiacobellis@hudsonvalley.org

Update Date

September 10, 2024