Letter
Dublin Core
Title
1842.10.26 – Elizabeth Huntington to Edward Huntington, Oct. 26th, 1842
Creator
Elizabeth Whiting Phelps Huntington
Source
Porter-Phelps-Huntington Family Papers (Box 12 Folder 5)
University of Massachusetts Special Collections and University Archives
Date
1842-10-26
Rights
public domain
Type
Correspondence
Transcription
ARRIVED Nov. 12, 1842
Mr. Edward P. Huntington
Cabotville
Elm Valley, Oct. 26th 1842
Dear Edward,
At your uncle’s where we have been spending an hour this evening, we heard that your teacher in the high school is dead – Theodore told us that you had been watching with him, when he was at Cabotville…his loss must be very sensibly felt by you as well as many others, may it be the means of spiritual benefit to many…As we have heard nothing from you the last fortnight, I have thought it possible you might be sick – but hope it is not so.
Theophilus is going tomorrow to carry some pork, and I shall send this by him. We were at Northampton today, B. and I, and found them well at Charles’, little Edward has got upon his feet again, and seems quite like himself – Mr. Fisher’s family were all out and we saw some of them. I suppose Frederic has written you since the ordination – our expectations were fully realized, mine were surpassed – nothing seemed to be wanting but a grateful sense of the divine goodness and this trust was not wholly wanting. The night before we arrived the ladies of his society presented him with a beautiful surplus, six linen ^Cambric pocket handkerchiefs a pair of black silk gloves, and thirty dollars to constitute him a life member of the American Unitarian Association. This church is large and very handsome. Velvet curtains of very rich crimson about the pulpit a clock in the front of the gallery and a fine organ. On the communion table were placed two large astral lamps, with a vase of the most beautiful flowers of autumn between them, and one at each end. The house was full, ^crowded, and seats placed in the aisles – the exercises were of course deeply interesting to us, the ordaining prayer ^by Doct. Frothingham was peculiarly solemn and appropriate.
Mrs. Fisher and Lizzie joined us on our way down at Palmer and increased very much our enjoyment on the occasion. Hannah is a pleasing girl both in looks and manner, and I think I shall love her very much, as I do the wives of my other sons. You know our geese are all swans- We drank tea at Mr. Sargent’s, and went in a carriage with them to the ordination. The family are very hospitable and agreeable – but my paper is full and after saying that we had a letter from Frederic today telling that the proprietors of his society had voted to print the ordination exercises, and giving my best love to Helen I’ll subscribe as ever your mother
Elizabeth — (End Page)
Thursday morning. I thought I had crowded in everything last night – but I had not – while I was writing Theodore and his wife returned from a visit to Apthorps which lengthened out my visiting till very late. I now say to you that we hope to see you at thanksgiving, can you tell us at what time you will come? Sarah our kind Sarah has picked with her own hand the buckthorn seed which we send. The lord be with you ever.