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 B

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 B

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 B OBJECT NAME Letter DATE February 28, 1805 AUTHOR Sarah Matilda Hoffman (Philadelphia) RECIPIENT Judge Josiah Ogden Hoffman (NYC) MEDIUM Paper, ink PEOPLE PLACES EVENTS KEYWORDS *Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] Philadelphia Feb’ry 28th, 1805 My Dear Papa I received your letter last week inclosed / in one from George which I was very much surpris - / ed at receiving. / I am very glad to hear that you intend to return in / home in two or three weeks I promise myself the / pleasure of seeing you very soon after your return. / I received a letter from Mama the week before last she / says Aunt Seton is busy in making preparations for / Charlotte’s wedding. I have been in dread all this afternoon expecting Mr. / Gardet the dentist he did not come and I have still / to suffer the pain of having my tooth taken out./ As I am almost a stranger to Philadelphia I have / no news to tell you and therefore must finish / my letter so Adieu my dear Papa And believe me your Affectionate daughter S M H [END OF PAGE 1] [Address; written on letter] Josiah Ogden Hoffman Esg No 37 Wall Street New York [Bottom of Page] Matilda Hoffman [Postmark] PHI, MR 2 [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, lined paper.

Note Type

Department

Note

Library

Note Type

Transcription

Note

*Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] Philadelphia Feb’ry 28th, 1805My Dear Papa I received your letter last week inclosed / in one from George which I was very much surpris - / ed at receiving. / I am very glad to hear that you intend to return in / home in two or three weeks I promise myself the / pleasure of seeing you very soon after your return. / I received a letter from Mama the week before last she / says Aunt Seton is busy in making preparations for / Charlotte’s wedding. I have been in dread all this afternoon expecting Mr. / Gardet the dentist he did not come and I have still / to suffer the pain of having my tooth taken out./ As I am almost a stranger to Philadelphia I have / no news to tell you and therefore must finish / my letter so Adieu my dear Papa And believe me yourAffectionate daughterS M H [END OF PAGE 1] [Address; written on letter] Josiah Ogden Hoffman EsgNo 37 Wall StreetNew York [Bottom of Page]Matilda Hoffman [Postmark]PHI, MR 2 [END OF LETTER]

Created By

CHannan

Create Date

December 12, 2023

Updated By

tiacobellis@hudsonvalley.org

Update Date

September 10, 2024