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Folder 47

Folder 47

 File — Folder: 47
Identifier: Folder 47
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...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1797-1901

Phelps, Winthrop E. to Phelps, Lucy F. Robinson, 1860 Jul - 1865 Jul

Sub-Folder 1

 Other Level — Folder: 47, sub-folder: 1
Identifier: Sub-Folder 1
Scope and Contents 5 letters, in the first letter Winthrop tells of his desire for the family to write him letters and talks about mills, buying paper there, and information about friends. In the second letter, Winthrop talks about letters that he has received and his journey to school. In the third letter, Winthrop tells his mother he has arrived safely at school. In the fourth letter, Winthrop discusses news of the second Connecticut Heavy Artillery, news about school, and expresses his desire to buy a gold...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1860 Jul - 1865 Jul

Phelps, Winthrop E. to Phelps, Lucy F. Robinson with response, 1864 Oct

Sub-Folder 2

 Other Level — Folder: 47, sub-folder: 2
Identifier: Sub-Folder 2
Scope and Contents

1 letter, in the letter Winthrop talks about the selling of the family horse, the draft, news of friends, and about the family cow. The response to this letter is written on the same piece of paper. In the response, Lucy tells of news of friends and family and answers questions on the subjects raised by Winthrop in his first letter.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1864 Oct

Folder 47

Folder 47

 File — Folder: 47
Identifier: Folder 47
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...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1797-1901

Selden, Joseph to Phelps, Winthrop H., Rev., 1865 Jul 10

Sub-Folder 1

 Other Level — Folder: 47, sub-folder: 1
Identifier: Sub-Folder 1
Scope and Contents

1 letter, in the letter Selden is acknowledging for the Governor that they received Winthrop's letter and that they were going to delay in sending an affidavit to the State Attorney.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1865 Jul 10

Silliman, Eliza A. to Phelps, Winthrop H., Rev., [1864]

Sub-Folder 2

 Other Level — Folder: 47, sub-folder: 2
Identifier: Sub-Folder 2
Scope and Contents

1 letter, in this letter Eliza writes to ask Winthrop about finding some possessions of James Henry’s that she had expected to be forwarded to her.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: [1864]