LETTER TO JUDGE JOSIAH HOFFMAN FROM MATILDA HOFFMAN

Letter

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

LETTER TO JUDGE JOSIAH HOFFMAN FROM MATILDA HOFFMAN

Entry/Object ID

HF 3018 A

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 3018 A

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 3018 A OBJECT NAME Letter DATE February 16, 1804 AUTHOR Sarah Matilda Hoffman (NYC) RECIPIENT Judge Josiah Ogden Hoffman (Albany) MEDIUM Paper, ink DESCRIPTION Lined letter of younger child, not feeling well, Miss Harding, letters from Ann, transcribing and “benches”, Mr. Stansburt *Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] New York Feb 16th, 1804 My Dear Papa I have been taking one of /grandmama’s short walks only visiting half a / dozen widows near the collic and have re-/ turned home so tired that I do not know/ what to do. / Mama and eliza received letters from / Ann last monday. Eliza refuses to shew hers / though we are all very anxious to see it. / I will begin to transcribe passages as soon/ as I leave Miss Harding/ I stay their until / I have finished my benches. [END OF PAGE 1] [PAGE 2] When did Mr. Stansbury say he should be a - /ble to attend me as I am very anxious for / him to begin. / Charlotte seton [sic] has been very sick but / she is now recovering Adieu my dear papa/ And depend upon the affection Of your child S. M. Hoffman P.S. there is a mouse running across the room / which frightens me so that I cannot writ a - / ny more [END OF PAGE 2] [Address; written on letter] Josiah Ogden Hoffman Esq-/ Albany-/ Fow. by/ Mr [Cutting] [Bottom of Page] Matilda [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

Child's letter- large spacing and lines.

Note Type

Department

Note

Library

Note Type

Transcription

Note

*Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] New York Feb 16th, 1804My Dear Papa I have been taking one of /grandmama’s short walks only visiting half a / dozen widows near the collic and have re-/ turned home so tired that I do not know/ what to do. / Mama and eliza received letters from / Ann last monday. Eliza refuses to shew hers / though we are all very anxious to see it. / I will begin to transcribe passages as soon/ as I leave Miss Harding/ I stay their until / I have finished my benches. [END OF PAGE 1] [PAGE 2] When did Mr. Stansbury say he should be a - /ble to attend me as I am very anxious for / him to begin. / Charlotte seton [sic] has been very sick but / she is now recovering Adieu my dear papa/ And depend upon the affectionOf your childS. M. Hoffman P.S. there is a mouse running across the room / which frightens me so that I cannot writ a - / ny more [END OF PAGE 2] [Address; written on letter] Josiah Ogden Hoffman Esq-/Albany-/ Fow. by/Mr [Cutting] [Bottom of Page] Matilda [END OF LETTER]

Created By

CHannan

Create Date

December 12, 2023

Updated By

tiacobellis@hudsonvalley.org

Update Date

September 10, 2024