Name/Title
LETTER TO ANNE HOFFMAN FROM C. BIDDLEEntry/Object ID
HF 3031 ITags
Accessioned objectCollection
Hoffman CollectionCataloged By
Tara R. IacobellisCategory
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Acquisition
Accession
HF 3031 ISource or Donor
Mrs. Wilton S. BurtonAcquisition Method
GiftSource (if not Accessioned)
Mrs. Wilton S. BurtonNotes
Mrs. Wilton S. Burton: Donor
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Wilton S. BurtonLexicon
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LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsTranscription
Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER HF 3031 I
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE n.d. (c. 1830-1836?)
AUTHOR C. Biddle
RECIPIENT Ann Hoffman Nicholas
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE
PLACES
EVENTS
Addressed to:
Mrs. Nicholas
At Miss Gratz’
Chestnut Street
*Original spelling retained throughout work, content appears exactly as written.
[PAGE 1]
My dear Mrs Nicholas
I have regretted that / invitations to meet you / should come when I could / not accept them _ and / that the bad weather / should prevent our meeting / in the morning __ Will / you take a sociable, early / Tea with me tomorrow, / and request Miss Gratz /
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And the gentlemen of the / family in my home to / do us the same favor? / I will try to collect a few / of them whom I think you / would like to meet __
Very truly yours
C. Biddle
[unrecovered]
Monday morning
[END OF PAGE 2]
[PAGE 3]
Mrs. Nicholas
At Miss Gratz’
Chestnut Street
[END OF LETTER]Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
EnglishRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Mrs. Wilton S. BurtonNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
DepartmentNote
LibraryCreated By
CHannanCreate Date
January 23, 2024Updated By
tiacobellis@hudsonvalley.orgUpdate Date
July 29, 2024
