Name/Title
LETTER TO EMMA NICHOLAS (MALONEY) FROM ADELE DOUGLASEntry/Object ID
HF 3045 BTags
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Communication Artifacts
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HF 3045 BSource or Donor
Mrs. Wilton S. BurtonAcquisition Method
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Mrs. Wilton S. BurtonNotes
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsTranscription
CATALOG NUMBER HF 3045 B
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE undated (1858?)
AUTHOR Adele Douglas
RECIPIENT Emma Nicholas Moloney
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE the Douglas boys,
PLACES Douglas “country” home
EVENTS invitation to visit Douglas’ at “country”
*Original spelling retained throughout work, content appears exactly as written.
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My dear Madam.
I am so anxious to / be settled in my summer / quarters that I am going / to take advantage of the / Slight clearing off to go to the / country. If you & Mr. M / [Neil] drive out I will show / you the boys rooms & / if you like them they are / at your service provided / I can secure others near / me for them. I hope you / may find it pleasant /
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To join me there as it would ./ be a great pleasure / to me to have your / society _ My cold is so bad / this morning that I fear / being kept here by an / ill attack & I am / anxious to join the children / or I would have waited for / you. Hoping to see you / in the course of the evening / I am yours truly
Adele Douglas
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Mrs. Wilton S. BurtonNotes
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CHannanCreate Date
January 30, 2024Updated By
kalexander@hudsonvalley.orgUpdate Date
March 14, 2025
