Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER HF 3038 A
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE June 1839 - April 1840
AUTHOR Anne Hoffman Nicholas
RECIPIENT Emma Nicholas Maloney
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Sarah ??, Abraham ??, Seth Spencer Whitman, the Doctor
(Richard S. Maloney?), Matilda Nicholas Whitman, Ogden Whitman, Mammy
PLACES Squaw Prairie
EVENTS possible Richard S. Maloney traveling ?
Addressed to:
Mrs. R. S. Malony
Squaw Prairie
*Original spelling retained throughout work, content appears exactly as written.
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Dear Em,
I have written to Sarah; / after reading the letter seal it, & / give it to Mr. W_ to mail to - night. / Let me know by Abraham what you / hear from the Doctor to - night, that / is write me a line and tell me all / he says, about [unrecovered], himself, your / self, and my self _ I shall be disap - / pointed if you do not _ How are you / dear Em? Did you come home last / night, and with whom? Are you trying / to keep up yr spirits? How are the [home] / folks? Tell Matilda Oggy is well, and en- / joys every moment. Should the Doctor / send that money to me, keep it safely / till I come home. Your Mammy & I / talk of you all a great deal _ do write _ your mother
Anne N _
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[ADDRESS]
To/ Mrs R. S. Malony -/
Squaw Prairie
[END OF LETTER]Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
