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New Paltz Dec. 14th 1863
Miss Rachel Eltinge
Dear Daughter
This is a gloomy kind
of a morning, with rain & mud adfinitum [sic]
Supposing you may be suffering from the effects
I hardly know what to write to cheer you.
I suppose you will be glad to get this after
such long delay & I trust you will have excused
in advance my seeming neglect. I have been
very busy last week, purposed to write on
Saturday evening but could not for want
of paper. I received your letter Saturday,
& was pleased to learn that you are well,
& geting [sic] along pleasantly. Mother wants you
to bring home with you some of the best music
which you practiced at home, that you may
play them during vacation & thus prevent the
entire loss of those good old pieces, & at the
same time have something to please the
Children & old folks. All well at Sol. Deyo’s yet.
Mother has gone after Abby Mullen and
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1863-12-14, Letter from Roelif Eltinge to his daughter Rachel Eltinge |
| Creator | Eltinge, Roelif |
| Date.Original | 1863-12-14 |
| Contributors | Haviland Heidgerd Historical Collection, Elting Memorial Library (Transcriber); Ford, Carole (Reviewer) |
| Description | Roelif writes to his daughter Rachel first apologizing for his "seeming neglect" in writing to her. He asks her to bring music to play for the family over the vacation. He tells her about local and family news, including a double wedding that had taken place. He ends the letter the same way he begins, with concern for her health and wishing she does not catch cold in the bad weather. |
| 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 |
| Subject.Local |
Eltinge Family Elting family Dubois family |
| Personal Name |
Eltinge, Rachel, 1847-1921 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 | 2012-02-15 |
| 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 | 1863-12-14 |
| Metadata Creator | Long, Kate |
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| Title | Pages 1&4 |
| Resource Identifier | Pages 1&4.jpg |
| Translation | New Paltz Dec. 14th 1863 Miss Rachel Eltinge Dear Daughter This is a gloomy kind of a morning, with rain & mud adfinitum [sic] Supposing you may be suffering from the effects I hardly know what to write to cheer you. I suppose you will be glad to get this after such long delay & I trust you will have excused in advance my seeming neglect. I have been very busy last week, purposed to write on Saturday evening but could not for want of paper. I received your letter Saturday, & was pleased to learn that you are well, & geting [sic] along pleasantly. Mother wants you to bring home with you some of the best music which you practiced at home, that you may play them during vacation & thus prevent the entire loss of those good old pieces, & at the same time have something to please the Children & old folks. All well at Sol. Deyo’s yet. Mother has gone after Abby Mullen and |
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