Letter

Historic Hudson Valley

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Letter

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HHV 008.522

Description

Box 27 PEOPLE: Uncle, Aunt, Tom, Joe, Mamey, James, Mrs Ogden Hoffman, Miss Barclay EVENTS: Wedding KEY TERMS: Invitation, dined, carve pig, Old Ben, Scandalous letter,

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CATALOG NUMBER HF 3036 OBJECT NAME Letter DATE ?? AUTHOR [???] RECIPIENT Maria Fenno Hoffman?? (“Mrs. Ogden Hoffman”), Josiah Ogden Hoffman, Miss Barclay MEDIUM Paper, ink DESCRIPTION PEOPLE Uncle, Aunt, Tom, Joe, Mamey, James, “Mrs Ogden Hoffman”, Miss Barclay PLACES EVENTS Wedding KEY TERMS: Invitation, dined, carve pig, Old Ben, Scandalous letter, For[Unrecovered] has very kindly broke the Seal of my Scrap of Nonsense/ which obliges me to Cover it- I can not bare to send you a Blank Sheet tho I/ fear nothing that I can fill it with will afford you any amusement- We have/ had a Wedding it is True but nothing extraordinary occurred- The Bride look’d/ very handsome and your Ca[p] was much admired- we laugh’d a little and/ eat Plumb Cake as I have before Observed- The Groom is a Good softly Soul/ and seems to love with all his might and mair, and if it Was not for a / Bad [wax stain] headache I dare say he would be mighty Clever- Uncle is e/ elated and Aunt much pleased- We dined yesterday at Cousin Galatians/ by formal invitation, the dear Old Soul my Cousin Peter is as comfortably/ disgusting as may be, and I assure you he shines [at] the foot of the Table with/ Sandy by his Elbow to Carve the Pig, Pies & even [Sillabubs] for/ him- but now let me talk of my own affairs- Is Our dearly/ beloved still with you?- and has the Cruel [Unrecovered] deighn’d to flirt/ with?- has she still no nack of Cooking [unrecovered] and taking in Old Ben/? - answer me I intreat- for I languish to hear- Write to me then and/ tell me of all their P[apers]- God Guard you- this is a Scandalous Letter/ I am ashamed of it but it suits the bitter habit of my Soul - and I have/ scarcely Good Nature enough to Subscribe my Self yours affectionately/ Snap Cap/ (I shrewdly suspect I am an/ Old Maid/) Kiss my [t’other?] Sister for me- Your Children & her Child - not for=/=getting Tom & Joe - I shall write to Mamey next week - tell her to re=/=member me - As for my Poor Old Slinkey Hall I hope he is better,/ tell him go hand- James M- is a Gentleman & I could - - - - - / - - - - - - C.L. is another and I will - - - - - / - - - - As for the rest of the Sniffy’s I will give them to Cornelia/ [END OF PAGE 1] [Address] Mrs Ogden Hoffman- / New York / Broad Street No 34/ Miss Barclay/ [END OF LETTER]

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HF 3036

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Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

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Booklet style letter, faded red seal stain on back of letter. Severe deterioration on vertical two vertical creases, and deterioration on three horizontal creases across letter. Foxing and discoloration present.

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Library

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For[Unrecovered] has very kindly broke the Seal of my Scrap of Nonsense/ which obliges me to Cover it- I can not bare to send you a Blank Sheet tho I/ fear nothing that I can fill it with will afford you any amusement- We have/ had a Wedding it is True but nothing extraordinary occurred- The Bride look’d/ very handsome and your Ca[p] was much admired- we laugh’d a little and/ eat Plumb Cake as I have before Observed- The Groom is a Good softly Soul/ and seems to love with all his might and mair, and if it Was not for a / Bad [wax stain] headache I dare say he would be mighty Clever- Uncle is e/ elated and Aunt much pleased- We dined yesterday at Cousin Galatians/ by formal invitation, the dear Old Soul my Cousin Peter is as comfortably/ disgusting as may be, and I assure you he shines [at] the foot of the Table with/ Sandy by his Elbow to Carve the Pig, Pies & even [Sillabubs] for/ him- but now let me talk of my own affairs- Is Our dearly/ beloved still with you?- and has the Cruel [Unrecovered] deighn’d to flirt/ with?- has she still no nack of Cooking [unrecovered] and taking in Old Ben/? - answer me I intreat- for I languish to hear- Write to me then and/ tell me of all their P[apers]- God Guard you- this is a Scandalous Letter/ I am ashamed of it but it suits the bitter habit of my Soul - and I have/ scarcely Good Nature enough to Subscribe my Self yours affectionately/ Snap Cap/ (I shrewdly suspect I am an/ Old Maid/) Kiss my letter Sister for me- Your Children & her Child - not for=/=getting Tom & Joe - I shall write to Mamey next week - tell her to re=/=member me - As for my Poor Old Slinkey Hall I hope he is better,/ tell him go hand- James M- is a Gentleman & I could - - - - - / - - - - - - C.L. is another and I will - - - - - / - - - - As for the rest of the S[unrecovered] I will give them to Cornelia/ [END OF PAGE 1] [Address; written on letter] Mrs Ogden Hoffman- / New York / Broad Street No 34/Miss Barclay/er] [END OF LETTER]