Name/Title
Letter from Elisabeth Fisk to Mrs. Phebe FiskEntry/Object ID
HHV 003.419Description
Letter from Elisabeth Fisk to Mrs. Phebe FiskSubject
Mrs. Williard’s School for Ladies at Troy, Christmas, “monitress”, “young ladies”, prepare for the Assembly, evergreen trimmings, upcoming party at Mrs. Williard’s,
decorations, reticent to go, possible, “new Aunt” (marriage?), permission to stay up after 10 pm, New Year’sSubject Person/Organization
Elizabeth Fisk, Phebe Peters Fisk, Emma WillardSubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Troy, NYCollection
Irving Manuscript CollectionTranscription
Transcription
Troy December 29th . 1827. Saturday evening
My dear Mother,
I commenced a letter to you Christmas / evening but was so tired having been monitrefs all / day that I could not finish it. Wednesday I spent at / My Lyman’s. Thursday helped the young ladies prepare / for the Assembly – to which all Mrs. Willard’s young / ladies were invited - Since then I have been engaged / in preparing for Mrs Willard’s party, which is to be next / Monday evening. The party is to be in the school room / which will be trimmed with wreaths of evergreens, hung / [^ in festoons] artificial flowers, white hangings trimmed with ever- / greens pictures, +c. I expect I enjoy myself / quite as well winding wreaths to trim the room as / I shall at the party - if I go - I know you and Mary / would tell me to go; but with no one to command / or encourage me, I think it is rather doubtful / whether I have force enough to do it.
It seems a long time since I heard from home, and / to me no news is not good news. I think the manner / in which I pass this winter will have the effect you wished /
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To make home dear to me. I always love home, but / think I shall hereafter love it still better. _ I sent for / two or three things in Mary’s letter – and if there / should be any vacant places in Pa’s trunk when you / pack it I should like it very well if you would put in / a big apple or two - I hope Mrs Farrar is still with / you – Please to give her my best love _ If I have a new Aunt - / don’t fail to tell me - I am sorry I cannot write longer / + better, but I got permission to sit up after then o’clock to / write this and expect every moment when the officer / will come round & then I must retire _ Please to / write to me, Ma, and ask Mrs Farrar to write too —--
Your dear daughter
Elisabeth
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[POSTSCRIPT]
I wish you all a / very happy New Year. - / Elizabeth
[POSTMARK]
12
[ADDRESS]
Mrs. Phebe Fisk -
Keeseville
Essex County.
New York —-
[LABEL]
1827
[POSTAGE STAMP - red ink, oval]
TROY
NY
DEC. 21Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
EnglishOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Former NumberOther Number
W 3121 A
