LETTER TO EMMA NICHOLAS (MALONEY) FROM ELIZA STORRS

Letter

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

LETTER TO EMMA NICHOLAS (MALONEY) FROM ELIZA STORRS

Entry/Object ID

HHV 008.226

Tags

Accessioned object

Collection

Hoffman Collection

Cataloged By

Tara R. Iacobellis

Category

Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Acquisition

Accession

HF 3042 K

Source or Donor

Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

Notes

Mrs. Wilton S. Burton: Donor Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Letter

Transcription

HF 3042 K Saturday morning / I have so much to tell / you my dear Emma that I am / at a loss where to begin, and at / this note is too small to contain / all, and my pen is not as competent / as my tongue, I will save all / until I see you, and can you / not come down next Monday / morning and remain all night / with me. You know we have / the little dress to make for Ogden / we can do it then if you will come / Page 2 Papa is going to Ballston this / evening and will not return / until next Wednesday, we have / room enough for you, and you / must not say no to this request. / your shirt I send with this note / I should have finished it, but / did not know how much to / turn up at the hem – I wished / to send it earlier in the week, / this I was prevented from doing. / we have got a house 62 / Greenwich St. I wish very much / to see you and tell you all / about it. I am delighted with it. / Page 3 Peyton is hurrying me and I / must close. I have had several / letters from W, one from P Hughes / I was quite astonished to receive / a letter from her. / Your affectionate / Eliza storrs / The burning glasses for the / [?], I have sent to your / mother at Mrs Pauldings / I used my new candle for the first / time to seal this note, don’t you / feel very much honoured. / Back Mifs Emma Nicholas / 224 Greene St. /

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Former Number

Other Number

HF 3042 K

Parts

Count

1

Location

Notes

Temporary

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Department

Note

Library

Created By

CHannan

Create Date

January 24, 2024

Updated By

cmonaco@hudsonvalley.org

Update Date

January 27, 2026