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| Title | Letter written by Julia Ann Crosby of Amenia, N.Y. dated October 22, 1813 |
| Creator | Crosby, Julia Ann, 1797-1852 |
| Date.Original | 1813-10-22 |
| Description | Letter written by Julia Ann Crosby of Amenia, N.Y. dated October 22, 1813 to Hylah and Sarah Bevier who were attending the Litchfield Female Academy. Julia had been a student at the same school, so she is sending her regards to other students and asking questions and giving advice about school. She also asks Hylah "have you got your embroidery done if you have I wish you joy...". |
| Notes |
Hylah and Sarah Amelia Bevier were born to Captain Philip Dubois Bevier and Ann Dewitt, Hylah born 1795 and Sarah Amelia was born 1797. Sometime around 1811 Hylah, along with her sisters, attended the Litchfield Female Academy in Litchfield, Connecticut. By 1821 Hylah married Levi Hasbrouck, and resided at Locust Lawn in Gardiner, New York. She was the mother of four daughter and one son. Hylah died at the age of 78, in 1874 at Locust Lawn. Sarah Amelia married Cornelius Bruyn (1789-1873). During the last few months of Sarah Amelia's life, she sought rejuvenation at Saratoga Springs, unfortunately dying shortly after in 1861 of stomach cancer. Hylah Bevier and her six sisters attended the Litchfield Female Academy in Litchfield, Connecticut. The Academy, founded in 1792, attracted students from all over the country, as well as Canada, Ireland and the West Indies. Sarah Pierce (1767-1852), the founder of the school, believed that women and men were intellectually equal. Her school offered instruction in chemistry, botany, religion, mathematics, and logic. These classes were rarely available to women during the early 19th century. Sarah Pierce was truly innovative in her approach to education, uniting academics with classes in the ornamental arts. Students drew and painted maps, and illustrated poetry, literature and biblical stories with elaborate needlework and detailed water color painting. Several embroidered pictures created by the Bevier sisters are preserved by Historic Huguenot Street. |
| Subject.LCSH | Students; Huguenots; |
| Subject.TGM |
Correspondence Schools Students Social classes Embroidery Physics Private schools Girls |
| Subject.Local |
Bevier family Hasbrouck family |
| Personal Name |
Hasbrouck, Hylah Bevier, 1795-1874 Bevier, Sarah Amelia, 1797-1861 |
| Location |
Rochester (Town) - Ulster County - New York Litchfield - Connecticut |
| HRVH Topic |
Education Daily Life Women |
| Language | eng |
| Format.Original | ink on paper ; 10.03 x 7.77 in. (25.48 x 19.74 cm.) |
| Resource Type | Text |
| Relation | Litchfield Historical Society http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/history/histfemacademy.html |
| Source | Levi Hasbrouck Family Collection |
| Donor | Young, Annette Innis, 1885-1975 |
| Resource Identifier | 1813_JuliaAnnCrosby.jpg; index.cpd |
| Publisher.Digital | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Date.Digital | 5/2/2008 |
| Format.Digital | image/jpeg |
| Exhibit Homepage | http://www.hrvh.org/exhibit/notiontosew |
| Digital Collection |
A Notion to Sew |
| Holding Institution | Locust Lawn Farm |
| Contact Information | 2683 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 http://www.morsehistoricsite.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 | MicroTek 9800 XL; Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0; 600 dpi; 24 bit color; RGB |
| Compound Object | 1813_JuliaAnnCrosby |
| Metadata Creator |
Hurlburt, Ashley |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Resource Identifier | 1359.jpg |
| Translation | Rochester Amenia October 22, 1813 Dear Hylah & Sarah Well girls after so long a time I thought it was best to write to you, for I want to see you very much. I expect you are thinking about the ball, I hope you will have a good one, but I want to caution you a little before hand, about eating, I am afraid you will eat too much cake, as you have it so plenty. I want to know if you have as much roast beef, mutton, veal, & potatoes as you used to, if you do I pity you from the bottom of my heart ---- Now I want to know something about school affairs, are you a going to have a public examination? who is a going to have the first prize, I suppose you begin to quarrel about it, you must not pull hair |
| Compound Object | 1813_JuliaAnnCrosby |
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