LETTER TO EMMA NICHOLAS (MALONEY) FROM ELIZA STORRS

Letter

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

LETTER TO EMMA NICHOLAS (MALONEY) FROM ELIZA STORRS

Entry/Object ID

HF 3042 V

Tags

Accessioned object

Collection

Hoffman Collection

Cataloged By

Tara R. Iacobellis

Category

Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Acquisition

Accession

HF 3042 V

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

HF 3042 V Friday Evening / I received your note my dear / Emma this afternoon, and hasten to / answer it for I know you will be [?] / to hear how we all are. [?] is well / I am happy to inform you and no one / of the family is sick yet and most / sincerely as I hope no one will be sick / we shall feel quite easy after next week / and I do not think there is any danger / of communicating the disease to any / one either by going out, or by having / them in the house, still I know there / is such a dread of [?] existing / everywhere that I shall stay at home / Page 2 After days. I know how I should have / felt upon the subject a week ago. [?] / illness has taken away half my fears & / although I would never unnecessarily / expose myself to it, I shall never dread / it as much again. / I was very glad to / receive your note and took it as kindly as / it was kindly written. I cannot answer / every part of it dear Emma. [?] / subjects relating to myself my mouth / is shut and if I would I could not / speak Do not feel that your example / ever has or can injure me, I am afraid / you will think it flattery should I / tell you what I think, but be satisfied / I am sure I could not find fault with / you respecting your conduct in the / particulars you mentioned at all – when / I think of this, I think what a wide difference / Page 3 There is between [?] and I wonder you [?] / love me, but you must endure my [?] / and for the attachment I feel for you, at / least [?] kindly on me although I am / so very undeserving. / I am very sorry Mr. / Rhinelander is so ill. I hope the j[unrecovered] / to Charleston will prove beneficial. / I have not heard from / Virginia yet and am extremely fearful / that when a letter does come it will / contain painful intelligence. / “There are some [?] deep, / they cannot die they will not sleep / though fixed in time afar” And such are my recollections of this dear / friend she is a lovely creature and I do / hope that all is well with her & hers. I / think of her every day I never can forget her / Tell your mother Papa has written to / Buffalo I gave him the name she wrote in / my card case, Give my love to Mary / when you see her. It seems quite strange / to be writing to you again as the [?] way / of communication. Good bye dearest. Mrs Eliza [?] / Back Mifs Emma Nicholas / Care of Judge Hoffman / 224 Greene St. / NY. /

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

Department

Note

Library

Created By

CHannan

Create Date

January 24, 2024

Updated By

tiacobellis@hudsonvalley.org

Update Date

April 11, 2025