1830.02.08 – Elizabeth Huntington to John Huntington, Feb. 8, 1830

Letter

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Title

1830.02.08 – Elizabeth Huntington to John Huntington, Feb. 8, 1830

Description

In this letter from Elizabeth Huntington to John Whiting Huntington, she writes quickly to avoid delaying Charles Porter Phelps from going to the post office. She requests something from him, and acknowledges a different letter John had sent the family a week prior. She mentions William’s progress in school, and gives brief updates on Bethia and Mary as well as a few others. Elizabeth concludes the letter by requesting John to respond soon and reminds him to stay warm.

Creator

Elizabeth Whiting Phelps Huntington

Source

Porter-Phelps-Huntington Family Papers (Box 12 Folder 11)
University of Massachusetts Special Collections and University Archives

Date

1830-02-08

Rights

public domain

Type

Correspondence

Transcription

_____ly Febr 8th 1830–

My Dear Whiting¹,

As your pa² is just about going to the Post-office, I hastily write a few lines to inform you that we want your ( ? ) by Chris Hubbard³ who was to leave it with Theodore⁴ – as he went last week. I hope you will get it before long. We measured your letter directed to me a week ago last Saturday for which I thank you – and shall take another time to answer it – we had one from William⁵ the same day to Theophilus.⁶ He says his school has increased to forty scholars- and his time would go out in about a month from that time, which was the twenty third of January. He moreover mentioned that he had had the offer of a private school in Mifflin- but mother thought he should not accept. Bethia⁷ [ has had an ( ? ) in her face which distracted her about a week, but last Wednesday she had two which has growth in mood this [indecipherable]. Mary⁸ has it now but not (? ) as bad as Bethia.⁹ Mrs. Mills and Helen¹⁰, with William¹¹ and Harrieth drank tea leaves Saturday- and yesterday afternoon, your pa and Theodore went to Northampton to a meeting.
Do write soon, and let us know if you can keep warm in this extreme cold weather. I hope you have a stove, there warm. I think you must suffer. When I tell you that it is Monday half after one o’clock- you will excuse me if I leave you truthfully and just say that I am as was your affectionate mother.

Elizabeth

1. Elizabeth Whiting Phelps Huntington, daughter of Elizabeth Porter Phelps and Charles Porter Phelps ↩︎
2. Charles Porter Phelps ↩︎
3. Who is Chris Hubbard? ↩︎
4. Theodore is the 8th Child of Elizabeth Porter Phelps Huntington and Charles Porter Phelps ↩︎
5. William is the 3rd Child of Elizabeth Porter Phelps Huntington and Charles Porter Phelps ↩︎
6. Theophilus is the 7th Child of Elizabeth Porter Phelps Huntington and Charles Porter Phelps ↩︎
7. Bethia is the 4th Child of Elizabeth Porter Phelps Huntington and Charles Porter Phelps ↩︎
8. Mary is the 9th Child of Elizabeth Porter Phelps Huntington and Charles Porter Phelps ↩︎
9. Bethia is the 4th child of Elizabeth Porter Phelps Huntington and Charles Porter Phelps ↩︎
10. Who is Mrs. Mills and Helen? ↩︎
11. William is the 3rd child of Elizabeth Porter Phelps Huntington and Charles Porter Phelps ↩︎