Search Results: Authors starting with U from Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.

An archive of four letters to Frederick F. Cornell, a student at Princeton. Cornell was the pastor of The Reformed Dutch Church of Manhattan: a) ALS. 4pg. 7 ¾” x 9 ½”. November 8, 1823. No Place. An autograph letter signed “Anna N. Cornell” to Frederick Cornell. In part: “You know I so dearly love to bring an absent friend near—whether by event or thought—or the pleasing medium of expository contact. That your indulgent mind will urge it as an apology for my troubling year at this late hour of the evening. Sister has written to you and nothing particular occurred since you left us, yet I am not willing either of these circumstances should thwart my design or rob me of this interview. The heart, my dear F., receives and entertains those we love and amidst its overflowing, the pen need not rest on casual incidents to give it utterance.” The letter is in very good shape, with fold separations that do not affect legibility. b) ALS. 2pg. 7 ¾” x 12”. December 24, 1824. No… Read More