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...

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One letter in which Harriet tells Edward of various visitors she has had as well as places she has gone including Brooklyn and Coney Island.

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One letter, Harriet tells Winthrop of her desire to visit him in Chatham and talks about sledding and him receiving a pocket book.

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One letter, Harriet tells Winthrop E. what men have been drafted from town as well as those men who have returned and some news of other people in town. Lucy tells him of news of his father along, her plans to go with the other children to Edgemont, and how she bought a new cow.

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2 letters, in the first letter Frances writes of her reaction to Andrew Benjamin’s death (Lucy’s first husband) and talks about health of other family members. In the second letter she discusses an outbreak of measles and dysentery in town, her health, and news of friends and family.

Scope and Contents 5 letters, in the first letter Harriet discusses clothing purchases and news of friends and family. In the second and fourth letter, Harriet talks about visiting their hometown, visiting friends and family when there, and news about them. In the third letter she talks about news of friends and activities in her town. She also talks about trying to plan a visit to their hometown with Lucy. In the fourth letter Harriet describes the health of family members and tells of those who died. In the...

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1 letter, in the letter Edward tells Winthrop to look for his son, George who is a Lieutenant in the Union Army. He also talks about his feelings on war, a battle won by General Sheridan, reaction at home, news of friends and family, and how Edward’s crops are doing on his farm.

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1 letter, in this letter Royal describes the worth of Winthrop’s land warrant and the process he must go through to confirm that it is legally his.

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13 bills for stationary and stamps, the majority of the purchases are for envelopes, stamps, and ink.

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...