Scope and Contents Three letters and 1 fabric swatch. In the first letter, Harriet tells her father that she wants to buy a photo album and asks for him to send her a photo as well as money to get her own photo taken. Lucy and Harriet both describe Lucy’s health and the weather. Lucy tells Winthrop of a letter he has received and her gardening plans. In the second letter Harriet tells her father who has been drafted, of local deaths, and the health of other family members. Lucy tells Winthrop of visits to...

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3 letters, in the first letter Frances talks about her health, news of family and friends, what to name Lucy’s new baby, and what they have been eating out of the garden. In the second letter, Frances talks about visitors, the health of friends, the garden, and wanting Lucy and Winthrop to visit. In the third letter, Frances talks about wanting Lucy to visit, renovating her house, the health of family members, and how the garden is growing.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Phelps Family Papers consist primarily of correspondence. Most of the letters date from 1854-1865 and were written to or from Rev. Winthrop Henry Phelps, who served as chaplain to the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery during the Civil War and from his wife Lucy F. Robinson Phelps. Among the most noteworthy of the papers are a series of diaries maintained by Rev. Phelps. Several of these were edited by his granddaughter Ethel Lowerre Phelps in 1945 and published as limited editions titled...

Scope and Contents 4 letters, in the first letter Harriet and Joseph inquire about life after her honeymoon and wanting Lucy to come visit. They also talk about moving family out of the town because of a large amount of consumption. In the second letter, Harriet talks about visiting friends and news of family members. Joseph writes about news of family and winter activities. In the third letter, Harriet talks about the health of family members, activities she is engaging in, and wanting Lucy to visit. Joseph...

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2 letters, in the first letter Joseph talks about the prospects of Lucy selling her house and Winthrop H. Phelps possibly buying a farm. In the second letter, he writes to find out why Lucy and Winthrop have not written back to him in a long while and assumes they are mad at him.

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1 letter, both Mary and Sue write about the death of Frances’s mother, Lucy F. Robinson Phelps and offer their condolences.

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3 letters, the first letter concerns the transmission of money to an officer. In the second letter, Governor Buckingham talks about the qualities of Col. Kellogg. In the third letter, Governor Buckingham writes about his duties and about an officer in the 2[sup]nd[/sup] Connecticut that may not be acting in its best interest.

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2 records of Soldier’s money transfers, the first is for $18,392.15 and the second is for $22,059.65. Each of these records contains a breakdown of the money he is transferring for each soldier. There are also 10 receipts of money transfers, one is from the government acknowledging receipt of money sent to them that belonged to a fallen soldier. The others are from the Adams Express Company, acknowledging receiving money and where the final recipient is.

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These notes contain mostly background information on things and people mentioned and dates of occurrence in the diary of Winthrop H. Phelps. Some of the page numbers for these entries are listed.

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1 pamphlet, this pamphlet is a teaching narrative about religious matters and was presented by the United States Christian Commission.