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LETTER FROM ALICE ANN HOFFMAN TO JUDGE JOSIAH OGDEN HOFFMANEntry/Object ID
HHV 008.470Description
Box 27
PEOPLE: Josiah Ogden Hoffman, Beppy, Uncle Seaton, Besty A, Grandmama, Mamma
KEY WORDS: Letter, 19th century, boarding school, women's education, female education, family letters, child to parent letters,Other Names and Numbers
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HF 3016Relationships
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Mrs. Wilton S. BurtonNotes
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Booklet style letter, no writing on inside pages. Last page has red wax seal attached. Rip on last page of letter, look to be from wax seal. Letter has two vertical and three horizontal creases.Note Type
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*Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written. [crossed out] September 14th/ 1806/ New York I have been thinking of you my dear father ever since/ you left us- What a dismal time you must have had- We were/ almost in hopes that you would return- The house looks melan-/ -choly since your departure & Beppy calls in vain for her dear/ Papa- We all dined at Uncle Seton’s the day you left us,/ & to-day Grandmama dined with us- I speak of the day/ you left us as if were a long time, but I assure you it/ has seemed an age since I saw you & when I think it was/ but yesterday I am inclined to [∧ suppose] there certainly has/ been two days thrown into one, for the last one has/ been so immoderately long- I do not set down to write/ you any news, for [crossed out] nothing has occurred since your depar-/ -ture & if there had I am almost too sleepy now to tell/ it- All the family have gone to bed except Betsy A- / & myself- We are seated in your study & both wri-/ -ting to our fathers- Altho hers may be the longer letter/ I am sure it wont be the mote affectionate- Mamma/ has written to you, so you will forgive me dear father/ for this sleepy scrawl- I only write to [crossed out] show you that my/ thoughts have been in an Albany floor ever since your departure/ & that God may ever bless keep & preserve you is the constant prayer/ of your child/ A-A-H [END OF PAGE 1] [Add On]I will write you my dear father in a few days/ When you read this consider how early I go to bed and it/ is now near 11 o clock, so I am sure you will pardon it/ Good night- may you ever rest well & sometimes dream/ of your ever affectionate/ Alice [END OF PAGE 2] [Address; written on letter] Josiah Ogden Hoffman Esqr/Albany [Postmark]New York, Sept 15 [END OF LETTER]
