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Po’ keepsie Dec 7th 1862
Friend Lilian,
Last evening when
I came home from the lecture, I
found there was a letter here for me.
I was perfectly delighted and as
much surprised to see it was
from you, as I supposed you were
too busy preparing for the grand
reception to send time to write
to me, I should judge from the
titles of the books you spoke of
sending that they are very interest-
ing, and as I packed my things
when I came in such haste
I forgot to put in any books to
read, so yours will be very ac-
ceptable. You wished to know if
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1862-12-07, Letter from Rachel Eltinge to her friend Lillian |
| Creator | Eltinge, Rachel |
| Date.Original | 1862-12-07 |
| Contributors | Haviland Heidgerd Historical Collection, Elting Memorial Library (Transcriber); Ford, Carole (Reviewer) |
| Description | Handwritten letter from Rachel Eltinge, to her friend Lillian, while she is was a student at the Poughkeepsie Female Academy. Lillian has sent Rachel some books to read and mentions she will be attending a school in Tarrytown. Rachel wishes that Lillian had chosen to go to the Poughkeepsie Female Academy. |
| Notes | Rachel Eltinge, born April 8, 1847, was one of the six children of Roelif Eltinge (1809-1884) and Blandina LeFevre (1812-1875). Rachel attended the Poughkeepsie Female Academy and went on to marry Solomon DuBois (1839-1924) on November 11, 1875. The couple had four children. Solomon DuBois was known for his fruit farms in Modena and New Paltz, and for raising Holstein-Fresian cattle that he acquired from Holland. These letters are part of the Solomon DuBois and Rachel Eltinge Family Papers (1812-1944). |
| Subject.LCSH |
Letter writing Women |
| Subject.TGM |
Correspondence Women School children Schools Books Holidays Sleds & sleighs |
| Subject.Local |
Eltinge Family Elting family Dubois family |
| Personal Name | Eltinge, Rachel, 1847-1921 |
| Location |
Poughkeepsie - Dutchess County - New York |
| HRVH Topic |
Daily Life Domestic Life Education People Women |
| Language | eng |
| Format.Original | ink, paper; 8.037 x 10.553 in. (20.41 x 26.81 cm.) |
| Resource Type |
text |
| Source | Solomon DuBois and Rachel Eltinge Family Papers (1812-1944) |
| Donor | LeFevre, Helena |
| Resource Identifier | hhs_RachelElting_Dec71862.jpeg |
| Publisher.Digital | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Date.Digital | 2012-01-12 |
| Format.Digital | image/jpeg |
| Digital.Collection | The School Letters of Rachel Eltinge |
| Holding.Institution | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Contact.Information |
Library 88 Huguenot Street New Paltz, NY 12561 845.255.1660 http://www.huguenotstreet.org |
| Rights | This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial uses of the item may be subject to fees and restrictions. Please contact the holding institution for information. |
| Technical.Data | Archival TIFF - MicroTEK 9800XL; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; 24 bit color; 600 ppi; RGB; 25,510,960 bytes: 3287x2586 pixels; no compression |
| Compound objects | 1862-12-07 |
| Metadata Creator |
Stessin-Cohn, Susan Hurlburt, Ashley |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributors | Haviland Heidgerd Historical Collection, Elting Memorial Library (Transcriber) |
| Translation | Po’ keepsie Dec 7th 1862 Friend Lilian, Last evening when I came home from the lecture, I found there was a letter here for me. I was perfectly delighted and as much surprised to see it was from you, as I supposed you were too busy preparing for the grand reception to send time to write to me, I should judge from the titles of the books you spoke of sending that they are very interest- ing, and as I packed my things when I came in such haste I forgot to put in any books to read, so yours will be very ac- ceptable. You wished to know if |
| Compound objects | 1862-12-07 |
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