Emma Nicholas (Malony) to Judge Josiah Ogden Hoffman

Letter

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Emma Nicholas (Malony) to Judge Josiah Ogden Hoffman

Entry/Object ID

HHV 008.89

Description

Box 31

Subject

Christmas, studies, family

Subject Person/Organization

Emma Nicholas Malony (1816-1866), Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1766-1837)

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Albany, New York

Context

December 31, 1828

Collection

Hoffman Manuscript Collection

Transcription

CATALOG NUMBER HF 3019 OBJECT NAME Letter DATE December 31, 1828 AUTHOR Emma Nicholas (Malony)- (Albany) RECIPIENT Judge Josiah Ogden Hoffman (NYC) MEDIUM Paper, ink PEOPLE Grandfather, Fanny C, Matilda, Rollo, Mother, Julia, Charles PLACES EVENTS *Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] Albany December 31. 1828 My dear Grandfather/ I would have written to you before,/ but I have to study hard, that it requires nearly all of my./ I hung up my stocking but unfortunately it was empty, but I had/ a present from cousin Fanny C. Tell Matilda that I suspect she has/ entirely forgotten Rollo, for she has never spoken of him, tho I suppose/ she is too gay to think of [trag’y.] I study very hard and shall try to improve/ myself. I study French Elocution Geography Grammar History Rhetoric/ Arithmetic. I learnt drawing the first quarter, but Mother thought/ I did not improve so I gave it up, which was very sorry to do for/ I have so much to do that I cannot draw at home, but I hope I/ shall have some other opportunity to learn. I suppose Julia knows a great/ deal tell her I wish she would draw me something. give my love to/ [unrecovered]hot and ask him if he remembers me, if he does not he is an unthankful/ beast. Give my very best love to Julia and tell her I wish she would/ write to me. Give my [inserted: best] love to Matilda and tell her I am very happy/ but not as gay as she is. Give love to Charles and remember me/ [END OF PAGE 1] [BACK OF PAGE 1] to C[unrecovered] And now my dear Grandfather I must bid you good night/ and never cease to love your affectionate Granddaughter/ Emma/ [END OF PAGE 2] [END OF LETTER]

Transcriber

Kathryn Alexander

Language

English

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Former Number

Other Number

HF 3019

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Folded several times, creases are beginning tear.

Note Type

Department

Note

Library

Note Type

Transcription

Note

*Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] Albany December 31. 1828 My dear Grandfather/ I would have written to you before,/ but I have to study hard, that it requires nearly all of my./ I hung up my stocking but unfortunately it was empty, but I had/ a present from cousin Fanny C. Tell Matilda that I suspect she has/ entirely forgotten Rollo, for she has never spoken of him, tho I suppose/ she is too gay to think of [trag’y.] I study very hard and shall try to improve/ myself. I study French Elocution Geography Grammar History Rhetoric/ Arithmetic. I learnt drawing the first quarter, but Mother thought/ I did not improve so I gave it up, wich was very sorry to do for/ I have so much to do that I cannot draw at home, but I hope I/ shall have some other opportunity to learn. I suppose Julia knows a great/ deal tell her I wish she would draw me something. give my love to/ [unrecovered]hot and ask him if he remembers me, if he does not he is an unthankful/ beast. Give my very best love to Julia and tell her I wish she would/ write to me. Give my [inserted: best] love to Matilda and tell her I am very happy/ but not as gay as she is. Give love to Charles and remember me/ [END OF PAGE 1] [BACK OF PAGE 1] to C[unrecovered] And now my dear Grandfather I must bid you good night/ and never cease to love your affectionate Granddaughter/ Emma/ [END OF PAGE 2] [END OF LETTER]