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Folder 4

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Contains 67 Results:

Deming, Charles to Deming, Mary and Deming, Lucretia, 1838 Jan 29

Item 4

 Item — Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents

Writes to his sisters regarding their father's death; proving his will; brother Frederick serving as executor; encourages his sisters to join him in New York for the winter.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1838 Jan 29

Deming, Charles to Deming, Mary, 1840 Mar 21

Item 5

 Item — Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents

Writes to his sister of news from New York; wonders about her and Lucretia in Litchfield.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1840 Mar 21

Financial and legal papers, bills and receipts, 1825-1835

Folder 4

 File — Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Dorothy Deming (1784-1835) was a daughter of Julius Deming and Dorothy Champion Deming. She is sometimes referred to as "Dolly."

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1825-1835

Correspondence, 1831-1835

Folder 4

 File — Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Abigail Perkins (1795-1875) was a daughter of Andrew Perkins and Elizabeth Taylor Perkins and the sister-in-law of Clarissa Deming Perkins. In addition to the papers listed below, there are 8 folders of papers created after 1840 that have not been processed.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1831-1835

Perkins, Abigail to Boswell, Elizabeth Perkins Ingraham, 1831 Mar 17

Item 1

 Item — Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Travelling is too bad at that time to return; family in Litchfield is well; enjoys their brother's religious conversion; discusses admittance to the church and religion; health of Mrs. Perkins.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1831 Mar 17

Perkins, Abigail to [King, Mary O.?], 1831 Jun 5

Item 2

 Item — Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Spent part of the winter and spring with her brother's family in Litchfield; her brother his much engaged in religion and thinks he never knew what happiness was before; he will probably leave Rochester as soon as he can complete his business, quite a sacrifice on his part; the revival in Rochester is on the decline; meeting of ministers in Litchfield; revival in Westfield.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1831 Jun 5

Perkins, Abigail to Murdock, Miss [?], [1833 Apr?]

Item 3

 Item — Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Draft of a letter in which Perkins wishes to espress to Miss Murdock the indignities Perkins felt on reading Miss Murdock's communication regarding their mutual friend Mr. James. On the reverse is a paragraph in Perkins' hand that begins "I have now publicly profess'd my faith in Christ."

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: [1833 Apr?]

Perkins, Abigail to Dickinson, James T., 1835 Jan

Item 4

 Item — Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents

Writes regarding the death of an unidentified female and others; religious matters; inquires about articles the ladies are furnishing and making for him.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1835 Jan

Perkins, Abigail to Perkins, Charles and Perkins, Clarissa Deming, 1835 Feb 7

Item 5

 Item — Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents

Writes regarding the death of their sister, Elizabeth Perkins Ingraham Boswell.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1835 Feb 7

Dickinson, James to Perkins, Abigail, 1835 Feb 23

Item 6

 Item — Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 6
Scope and Contents

Last few weeks he has been confined to his room; offers condolences regarding her sister; undetermined when he will sail, two others are also going to southeastern Asia and they shall probably go in the same boat; discusses list of articles; his friends should not prepare them if they go against the grain of anyone.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1835 Feb 23