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Sarah M'Clintock Hunt, II letter to Richard Hunt, II
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“Waterloo March 8th
Dear Brother and Sister
We have recieved Mary’s very acceptable letter to-day and were glad to [hear?] from Syracuse Mother said she [crossed out] really did her good it was such a nice letter and so well [missing paper]sed & such good feeling & [simpathy?] but said she hoped that my [letter?] did not spoil her visit We are very glad (I at least) that we shall see thee so soon has thee visited Stephen Smith’s yet and do they not live in handsome style? I commenced going to school Third-day all goes on as usual only we have"
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"not quite so many scholars as we had last Quarter and we have a playhouse in the [garret?] But this is nothing Poor little Georgie Gay’s Body has not [been?] found yet is it not dreadful [missing paper-illegible] Bodies within a week have [been?] lost 3 recovered, they had [missing paper-illegible] Clairvoyants Yesterday to find [missing paper-illegible] They both agreed in their descriptions of him [inserted “I heard”] it was thus One hand raised no hat on and one skaats gone, he was much Bloated, one said he was caught in a spike of the old bridge, which was torn down, this other he was by an Orchard and a high Bank and that they had turned him over, but tonight he"
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"was not found. Aunt Margaret was down here today had a letter from James Betts he wished to be remembered to Richard also Aunty. Maria’s Grand Mother was buried today at two o’clock she died second day morning as it is late I must close so Good
bye from Your very Aff sister Sarah
P.S. Mother is quite smart send her love, also mine to all – Father does not wish thee to get any Doll. for [Fannie?] while there”
On front of envelope:
"[Red stamp]THREE CENTS
[post marked in black ink] WATERLOO N.Y. [date illegible]
Richard Hunt Care of Borroughs Phillips Syracuse New [York? -paper missing]"
“Waterloo March 8th
Dear Brother and Sister
We have recieved Mary’s very acceptable letter to-day and were glad to [hear?] from Syracuse Mother said she [crossed out] really did her good it was such a nice letter and so well [missing paper]sed & such good feeling & [simpathy?] but said she hoped that my [letter?] did not spoil her visit We are very glad (I at least) that we shall see thee so soon has thee visited Stephen Smith’s yet and do they not live in handsome style? I commenced going to school Third-day all goes on as usual only we have"
Page 2:
"not quite so many scholars as we had last Quarter and we have a playhouse in the [garret?] But this is nothing Poor little Georgie Gay’s Body has not [been?] found yet is it not dreadful [missing paper-illegible] Bodies within a week have [been?] lost 3 recovered, they had [missing paper-illegible] Clairvoyants Yesterday to find [missing paper-illegible] They both agreed in their descriptions of him [inserted “I heard”] it was thus One hand raised no hat on and one skaats gone, he was much Bloated, one said he was caught in a spike of the old bridge, which was torn down, this other he was by an Orchard and a high Bank and that they had turned him over, but tonight he"
Page 3:
"was not found. Aunt Margaret was down here today had a letter from James Betts he wished to be remembered to Richard also Aunty. Maria’s Grand Mother was buried today at two o’clock she died second day morning as it is late I must close so Good
bye from Your very Aff sister Sarah
P.S. Mother is quite smart send her love, also mine to all – Father does not wish thee to get any Doll. for [Fannie?] while there”
On front of envelope:
"[Red stamp]THREE CENTS
[post marked in black ink] WATERLOO N.Y. [date illegible]
Richard Hunt Care of Borroughs Phillips Syracuse New [York? -paper missing]"
Content Location: Waterloo, NY
Women's Rights National Historical Park, Seneca County, New York
Latitude: 42.9025993347168, Longitude: -76.8444976806641
Women's Rights National Historical Park, Seneca County, New York
Latitude: 42.9025993347168, Longitude: -76.8444976806641
Women's Rights National Historical Park, Code: WORI
Organization: US National Park Service
Role: Curator
Address: Women's Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Email: https://www.nps.gov/wori/contacts.htm
Role: Curator
Address: Women's Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Email: https://www.nps.gov/wori/contacts.htm
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Richard Hunt, II (Womens Rights Names)
Sarah M`Clintock Hunt, II (Womens Rights Names)
Personal Correspondence (Womens Rights Genre)
Sarah M`Clintock Hunt, II (Womens Rights Names)
Personal Correspondence (Womens Rights Genre)
Part of Series II. Richard Hunt, II A. Correspondence
Transcript 51.8 huntco~1.doc
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