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ALOG NUMBER HF 3037 G
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE September 6, 1833
AUTHOR Julia Hoffman
RECIPIENT Emma Nicholas
MEDIUM Paper, ink
New York September 6th 1833/
Pa would write you himself dear Emma/ but is so much occupied at Court now that has [not time]/ therefore I write both for hm and myself to tell you that we shall/ be delighted to see you. I had some hope of paying you a visit at/ Hamilton Pa talked of it very seriously at one time but it all ended/ in talk, he tells me to give his love to Matilda and Mr. Whitman/ and say to them that he is very much disappointed in not having/ a visit from them this fall he fully expected one, we are all very desirous/ to become acquainted with Mr. Whitman. Pa knows so many people from/ your part of the country that he is constantly hearing about him, and/ continually when he comes home to dinner has something to tell me/ of ‘[Pet’s] husband’, dear little Ogden too, I long to play with him, he will be/ quite a big boy before he becomes acquainted with his Aunt Julia, I hope/ next Spring may bring us together though that seems a long time to/ look forward to./
George and Charles are both at [?] Lake where George has [met] with/ a very serious accident, he discharged a loaded gun into his left arm/ and at first we were fearful that amputation would be necessary/ but the wound has been well will be saved, though/ it will probably be a long time before he recovers the use of it. Dr. [Hoffman]/ says it is a miracle that the bone was not broken nor the artery cut,/ the charge entered the inside of the arm above the elbow, the accident happened/ at the mill about seven miles from the lake, and for six hours he/
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was in a small farm house alone before his friend Mr. {?} or the/ Doctor arrived, suffering dreadful agony he writes word now that he is/ able to walk about the house and in spite of the wound is in good/ health and grows fat. Charles when went up on hearing of the accident/ and I hope will soon be able to bring George down that he be under/ the care of City physicians./
I suppose you saw Mr. Wilkes’ death in the paper though so ill for/ a long time I believe his death was not so soon expected by his family/ he had not his senses for several days before he died. Mr. Colden too/ is extremely ill, his complaint is [dropsy] [in] the chest. Dr. Francis told/ Pa that he might last until Christmas, and he might not live a week./ his health has been failing for a great while./
I must close my letter dear Em for I do not wish to delay it over/ another mail for fear from not hearing you should miss some/ opportunity of coming down. with best love to your mother and/ Matilda and [remembrance] to Mr. Whitman believe me ever/
Your attached aunt/
Julia Hoffman/
We live no. 224 Gre[unrecovered] St between/
Amity and [?], directly back of Uncle Martin’s house in [Broadway]/
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[Envelope]
7th/
Paid/
Miss Nicholas/
Care of Professor Whitman/
Hamilton/
Madison County N.Y./
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