Letter from Katrina Irving and Sarah Irving to William Irving

Letter

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Letter from Katrina Irving and Sarah Irving to William Irving

Entry/Object ID

HHV 003.673

Description

Letter from Katrina Irving and Sarah Irving to William Irving

Subject

Written from Sunnyside, Washington Irving went to Virginia, Katrina visited Crystal Palace, clothes, schoolbooks, red plaid raw silk dress, trip to dentist, teeth removed, tea party

Subject Person/Organization

Katrina Van Tassel Irving Williams (1845-1915), Sarah Irving (1817-1900), William Irving (1811-1854), Catharine Ann Irving (1816-1911), Amanda Tenant Irving (1814-1885), Washington Irving (1783-1859), Ebenezer Irving (1776-1868), Jane Wales (?-?), Mary Elizabeth Irving (1820-1868), Charlotte Van Wart Irving Grinnell (1824-1911), Sarah Mann Irving (1824-1913), Francis Wallace Irving (1852-1888)

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Sunnyside, Virginia, Washington, DC

Collection

Irving Manuscript Collection

Letter Details

Letter Date

Oct 31, 1853

Transcription

Transcription

Sunnyside Oct 31st My dear Father I received your / letter last Thursday. I am glad / you have sent my clothes I / and school books. Aunties have / given me two new dresses and / Aunt Amanda sent me a plaid / raw silk dress. Uncle returned / from Virginia last Tuesday. I / went to the Srystal palace two / weeks ago with Aunties and / Grandpa we stayed all night [END OF PAGE 1] So as to see it lighted. We / went next day to see Aunt / Mary in her new house / and saw Aunt Jane. Aunties / took me to the dentist and / I had three teeth taken out. / I went over to cousin Julia’s / to a tea party two weeks ago. Aunt / Kate went to Aunt Charlie’s / last week to stay four or five / weeks. I play with Mrs / Holdrge’s little boys every / afternoon and Saturdays I am / going over to take tea some [END OF PAGE 2] Evening out of Susie’s little tea / cups, they have taken away / the shelves in the porch room / and it makes it look larger. / Give my love to Mother and / Frank Your affectionate daughter Kate.

Transcriber

Kathryn Alexander

Language

English

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Former Number

Other Number

W 3328

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Long horizontal tear across entire lower right side of first page of writing; continuation of horizontal tear on lower left side of third page.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Irving (1811-1854)

Notes

Recipient

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 31C

Note Type

Department

Note

Library