Description:
41 letters, 122 manuscript pp., (9 retained mailing envelopes), dated 17 December 1845 to 18 February 1857; with 17 pieces of related ephemera (calling cards, used envelopes, receipts, will, poem, etc.); Of the 41 letters, 10 are undated; and at least 33 letters are addressed to Miss L. Adelia Martin, others are simply addressed "cousin," "friend," "sister," etc, and were likely sent to Adelia. Other letters are addressed to family, or friends, including Daniel Ballou (1), or Daniel Allen (2), and others. The letters appear to be written by young women, friends of Ms. Martin who she either went to school with, or were from her town, or who moved away and teaching elsewhere. Ms. Martin appears to have gone to school and was working for a time as a teacher herself. There is much in the letters about teaching, schooling, family, friends, etc. The letters are written from various towns in New York State: Albany, Ballston Spa, Cambridge, Galway, Greenfield, Jackson, Louisville, Macedon Centre, New…
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