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Everett, Robert & Elizabeth (parents), Everett family outgoing correspondence, 1850-1877

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Title Everett, Robert & Elizabeth (parents), Everett family outgoing correspondence, 1850-1877

Date 1850-1877

Language English, Welsh

Subjects Abolitionists, Brothers and sisters, Congregational churches

Extent 6.9 linear feet (16.5 boxes)

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription South Hadley, Jan. 5: 1850.Dear Father:I received your kind letter last evening and hasten to answer it. It was such a treat to receive one from my father. Dear father, I thank you very much for your sacrifice of those precious moments spent in writing that well commenced family letter. Oh! that the others had been so faithful, then indeed it would almost seem as though I had seen all our pleasant family circle at my own loved home. That "ancient scrap" as you call it has however furnished me with a very pleasant chat with my father and mother and a short one with Sarah my sister. The regulations of our school I have already learned to love, not not only as being necessary but as the best that could be formed for a school of this size and character. There have been instances of girls here becoming sick in consequence of receiving food from their friends or purchasing, and therefor they made a rule in relation to it, so it has been with the other requirments of this nature; they have formed them as the case required, for example, our dining hall has been rather noisy before sitting down to the table and after rising while we were going out, Miss Whitman requested the young ladies several times to be more quiet, but this had on effect; so a new regulation was added to the others, that we should not speak at all after entering the dining hall until we sit down nor at all after rising from table. I suppose I should say in connection with this that when we go to table we all stand back of our own chairs until the tardy bell strikes, which is a sign for us all to be in our places, and then Miss Whitman makes

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Archival Collection Title Everett family papers

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Everett Box 4 Folder 156

BibID 998218028805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 2492px × 3323px 23.72 MB

File Created 07/25/2016

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Unique Identifier NL1FWPT

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