family news and letters, walking near the "collick" [Collect Pond], mouse
Subject Person/Organization
Sarah Matilda Hoffman (1791-1809), Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1766-1837), Ann Hoffman Nicholas (1790-1840)
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
New York
Context
February 16, 1804
Collection
Hoffman Manuscript Collection
Transcription
Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER HF 3018 A
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE February 16, 1804
AUTHOR Sarah Matilda Hoffman (NYC)
RECIPIENT Judge Josiah Ogden Hoffman (Albany)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
DESCRIPTION Lined letter of younger child, not feeling well, Miss Harding,
letters from Ann, transcribing and “benches”, Mr. Stansbury
*Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written.
[PAGE 1]
New York Feb 16th, 1804
My Dear Papa
I have been taking one of /grandmama’s short walks only visiting half a / dozen widows near the collic and have re-/ turned home so tired that I do not know/ what to do. /
Mama and eliza received letters from / Ann last monday. Eliza refuses to shew hers / though we are all very anxious to see it. / I will begin to transcribe passages as soon/ as I leave Miss Harding/ I stay their until / I have finished my benches.
[END OF PAGE 1]
[PAGE 2]
When did Mr. Stansbury say he should be a - /ble to attend me as I am very anxious for / him to begin. /
Charlotte seton [sic] has been very sick but / she is now recovering Adieu my dear papa/
And depend upon the affection
Of your child
S. M. Hoffman
P.S. there is a mouse running across the room / which frightens me so that I cannot writ a - / ny more
[END OF PAGE 2]
[Address; written on letter]
Josiah Ogden Hoffman Esq-/
Albany-/
Fow. by/
Mr [Cutting]
[Bottom of Page]
Matilda
[END OF LETTER]
Transcriber
Kathryn Alexander
Language
English
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Former Number
Other Number
HF 3018 A
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Mrs. Wilton S. Burton
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Child's letter- large spacing and lines.
Note Type
Department
Note
Library
Note Type
Transcription
Note
*Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] New York Feb 16th, 1804My Dear Papa I have been taking one of /grandmama’s short walks only visiting half a / dozen widows near the collic and have re-/ turned home so tired that I do not know/ what to do. / Mama and eliza received letters from / Ann last monday. Eliza refuses to shew hers / though we are all very anxious to see it. / I will begin to transcribe passages as soon/ as I leave Miss Harding/ I stay their until / I have finished my benches. [END OF PAGE 1] [PAGE 2] When did Mr. Stansbury say he should be a - /ble to attend me as I am very anxious for / him to begin. / Charlotte seton [sic] has been very sick but / she is now recovering Adieu my dear papa/ And depend upon the affectionOf your childS. M. Hoffman P.S. there is a mouse running across the room / which frightens me so that I cannot writ a - / ny more [END OF PAGE 2] [Address; written on letter] Josiah Ogden Hoffman Esq-/Albany-/ Fow. by/Mr [Cutting] [Bottom of Page] Matilda [END OF LETTER]
