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 3015

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 3015

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 3015 OBJECT NAME Letter DATE Friday (Nov) 15th,1804? AUTHOR Alice Ann Hoffman (Philadelphia) RECIPIENT Judge Josiah Ogden Hoffman (NYC) MEDIUM Paper, ink PEOPLE Matilda, Madame Grelaud PLACES EVENTS arrived safely, send money *Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] Friday 15th- - My dear father / [crossed out] We arrived here yesterday in full / health and spirits, and were received very cordially / by the girls- Matilda came to see us last evening / she has grown very fat,(as you say) & has very much / improved in her appearance, she seemed quite delighted to see us; she says Madame Grelaud will / not believe it possible that I am going to school / there- Eliza is well- My best love to Mamma / and Bessy- I never saw any body more altered / then Becky Gratz, she is but the shadow of her / former self- I wish you would send me some / money- for I want to get a hat & a corset / & some other things- The mail goes directly, / Your affectionate child/ Ann Hoffman [END OF PAGE 1] [Address; written on letter] Josiah Ogden Hoffman Esq Opposite the post office - William Street New York [Top of Page] Ann Hoffman [END OF LETTER] [Postmark] PHI, NO 15

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

Paper very thin. Last page is torn.

Note Type

Department

Note

Library

Note Type

Transcription

Note

*Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] Friday 15th- - My dear father / [crossed out] We arrived here yesterday in full / health and spirits, and were received very cordially / by the girls- Matilda came to see us last evening / she has grown very fat,(as you say) & has very much / improved in her appearance, she seemed quite delighted to see us; she says Madame Grelaud will / not believe it possible that I am going to school / there- Eliza is well- My best love to Mamma / and Bessy- I never saw any body more altered / then Becky Gratz, she is but the shadow of her / former self- I wish you would send me some / money- for I want to get a hat & a corset / & some other things- The mail goes directly, / Your affectionate child/Ann Hoffman [END OF PAGE 1] [Address; written on letter] Josiah Ogden Hoffman EsqOpposite the post office -William StreetNew York [Top of Page]Ann Hoffman [END OF LETTER] [Postmark] PHI, NO 15

Created By

CHannan

Create Date

December 12, 2023

Updated By

tiacobellis@hudsonvalley.org

Update Date

September 10, 2024