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Letter from Sarah Irving to William IrvingEntry/Object ID
HHV 003.662Description
Letter from Sarah Irving to William IrvingSubject
Family and social news, Chinese exhibition, choleraSubject Person/Organization
Sarah Irving (1817-1900), William Irving (1811-1854), Catharine Ann Irving (1816-1911), Sarah Sanders Paris Storrow (1813-1885), Emily Ogden, Theodore Irving (1809-1880), Washington Irving (1783-1859), Henry Van Wart, Jr. (1807/1808-1878), Irving Van Wart (1808-1896), Catherine Irving Paris (1774-1849), [John] Daniel Paris (1773-1851), Julia Tunis Irving (1818-1861), Mary Elizabeth Irving (1820-1868), Washington Irving (1835-1910), Edgar Irving (1808-1873), Amanda Tenant Irving (1814-1885), Ruth Schuyler, Susan Anne Irving Van Wart (1811-1836)Subject Place
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New York, Canton, China, Cambridge, MA, Boston, MA, Baltimore, MDCollection
Irving Manuscript CollectionTranscription
New York November 22nd 1834
My dear Brother
We received your letters day before yesterday and they were acceptable for it was some time since we had heard from you but I was a little disappointed that I did not receive one, but I know what a miserable correspondent you are so I will excuse you but I hope you I shall soon receive one from you.
Kate and Sarah Paris have been very gay this winter (I say winter but it is not winter yet) They have been to several parties. They are very intimate with the Schumerhorns and are becoming quite intimate with Emily Ogden I think she is a sweet girl from what I have seen of her but I do not know her. The girls are invited to Mrs. Jones in Broadway it is to be a great ball. I have heard and they are going Uncle Washington and Theodore are their beaux wherever they go. Uncle Washington took us to the Opera last Monday we were all very much pleased.
There arrived about a month ago [scratched out] here in one of the Banton ships a Chinese lady she is exhibiting at the eight bank place (?) they ask fifty cents to see her. We have not been to see her, and I do not know whether (s) we shall go to see her or not. I believe the only thing is to see her small feet-but I should like to see the room for they say it is furnished in the Chinese style. I saw in last evening’s paper that the climate did not agree with her, and they were going to take her to the south. They say that the Captain of the vessel that she came in bought her from her parents and have brought her out to this country for speculation I should not think that he could make much by it. Henry Van Wart and his wife Irving, Julia and Susan have all gone to Cambridge near Boston to spend the winter they have taken a house already furnished for six months and have gone to housekeeping. I do not know how they will get on in this country but Irving has improved very much but Henry is my favorite. I like him very much. Aunt Paris, [illegible] and Sarah are with us again for the winter. Julia and Mary continue to like it still at the Seminary and they are getting along very well. Washy has gone to Sing-Sing boarding school he likes it very much we could not get along with at home he was growing so wild. I was to spend the winter with Edgar and Amanda but have been disappointed as Amanda has been very ill with the Cholera at Baltimore but she has recovered and they will not let her leave Baltimore so I have to give up going this winter. Miss Ruth Schuyler is in town. I have seen her several times in the street but do not know. Theodore saw her last evening at the Opera She is staying at the Brodhue’s(?) I do not know how long she is to remain in town. Mammy and all send their love to you and excuse this elegant scrawl for I am sitting on the floor to write
Your affectionate sister
Sarah
Mr. William Irving
Care of Messrs. Russell
Canton
China"Other Names and Numbers
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W 3317Condition
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Remarks: Horizontal tear at upper right fold and chip at lower right fold on first page of writing; horizontal tear at upper right inner center fold; small hole at lower inner center fold; two vertical tears at upper left fold on address page; chip at center left on address page; long vertical tear at lower fold at lower left on address page; staining.Relationships
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William Irving (1811-1854)Notes
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Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 31CNote Type
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Library
