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Everett, Jennie (sister), Everett family outgoing correspondence, 1853-1871

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Title Everett, Jennie (sister), Everett family outgoing correspondence, 1853-1871

Date 1853-1871

Language English, Welsh

Subjects Abolitionists, Brothers and sisters, Congregational churches

Extent 6.9 linear feet (16.5 boxes)

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription one here to-night. We had a letter from Cousin Lizzie this morning. She said that she had writen Three letters to Sarah, one to Mary, One to Margaret, and one or two (I don't remember which) to you, and had not received an answer to either of them. Dont you think it is to bad? she said she supposed to the fault was in the post offices, and not in her cousins. If you have not writen to her, I hope you will, for I am afraid she is homesick. She said (that is Lizzie) that she had not had a letter for two weeks before she received the one that Anne and I wrote, and was homesick. She got one from Sarah Maria the same day, which had been sent three or four days before. Thursday eve. - On looking at Lizzies letter, after coming home from school, I find that she has written two letters to you. If you have received them, surely you can write her a letter, for you know you said when you were home, that you could write one to her, but could not to the rest of your friends. And now you have began to teach, I should think you could write all the easier.Oh Jennie! how do you like your school? I hope you like it and get along well. I suppose you have not forgoten that poetry that you used to repeat so often."Did you know my heart was broken? did you my fate was crossed?Did you come to teach the mystery of regaining what is lost?"I should really like to hear you say that over once more Jennie, to see if you could say it as feelingly as you could before you went away. I know how to sympathize with you when you were writing that letter, and we were invoking the muse. Sarah and Ellen are doing thier

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Archival Collection Title Everett family papers

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Everett Box 10 Folder 378

BibID 998218028805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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