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New Paltz Dec. 18th 1863
Miss Rachel Eltinge
Dear Daughter,
I received a letter
from you on Wednesday evening, with
your Mother likeness inclosed [sic].
The picture gives entire satisfaction
& I enclosed it with one of mine to
Nathaniel Bruyn to fulfill a promise
made while at his house.
You may, if you have not already done
so, have the order filled after that pat-
tern, & tell the artist to preserve the
negative (if that is the proper name) as we may
want a large number, & also exchange
those we have is possible.
We have butchered this week & will
get all finished up this evening.
The next job will be baking etc. for
Mr. Stitts Donation which will come
off on Wednesday 30th Inst.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1863-12-18, Letter from Roelif Eltinge to his daughter Rachel Eltinge |
| Creator | Eltinge, Roelif |
| Date.Original | 1863-12-18 |
| Contributors | Haviland Heidgerd Historical Collection, Elting Memorial Library (Transcriber); Ford, Carole (Reviewer) |
| Description | Roelif opens his letter to Rachel discussing photographs. He is pleased with a photograph that Rachel sent of her mother and is looking to get more negatives from a photographer of other pictures so he can make more photographs and distribute them. He mentions family matters such jobs that need to be done, who is visiting and who has been ill or well. He closes the letter asking when he should come to bring her home. The post script mentions her report of conduct; he is generally pleased save for some tardiness. |
| Notes | Roelif Eltinge (1809-1884) was the husband of Blandina LeFevre (1812-1875) and father of Rachel Eltinge (1847-1921). He had six children with Blandina: Josiah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Maria, Margaret and Rachel (the youngest). Roelif's correspondence with Rachel and family photographs can be seen in the "School Letter of Rachel Eltinge" exhibit. |
| Subject.LCSH |
Letter writing Women |
| Subject.TGM |
Correspondence Women |
| Subject.Local |
Eltinge Family Elting family Dubois family |
| Personal Name |
Eltinge, Roelif, 1809-1884 |
| 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 | index.cpd |
| Publisher.Digital | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Date.Digital | 12-02-08 |
| 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 |
| Metadata Creator | Long, Kate |
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| Title | Page 1 & 4 |
| Resource Identifier | Page 1 & 4.jpg |
| Translation | New Paltz Dec. 18th 1863 Miss Rachel Eltinge Dear Daughter, I received a letter from you on Wednesday evening, with your Mother likeness inclosed [sic]. The picture gives entire satisfaction & I enclosed it with one of mine to Nathaniel Bruyn to fulfill a promise made while at his house. You may, if you have not already done so, have the order filled after that pat- tern, & tell the artist to preserve the negative (if that is the proper name) as we may want a large number, & also exchange those we have is possible. We have butchered this week & will get all finished up this evening. The next job will be baking etc. for Mr. Stitts Donation which will come off on Wednesday 30th Inst. |
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