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Four letters, the first concerns Lucy’s household purchases from the money which Winthrop had sent home. The second letter asks Winthrop to bring home sugar, a piece of bleached shirting, and a belt for Winthrop. In the third, Lucy describes her trip with the children to Skinners Eddy. In the fourth letter, Lucy describes the health of herself and the children as well as the purchases she made and picking berries.

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2 letters, 2 scraps of fabric, in the first letter Elizabeth talks about what is going on in her church, activities in her town, news of family and friends, and health of family members. In the second letter, Elizabeth sends two scraps of fabric which are identified in the letter as part of the curtain from their childhood home and a piece of a dress their mother wore. In this letter she also discusses missing her sisters.

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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2 letters, in the first letter Orson talks about the weather, a new academy starting in town, bringing the family hogs to market, and people accused of stealing oysters. N. Benjamin writes about a trip he is going on. In the second letter, Orson writes about school, a detailed description of an event that happened in singing school, and a description of food eaten on Christmas. N. Benjamin writes about a new railroad and a trip that he will be taking.

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1 letter, in this letter N. Benjamin writes that he is sorry he cannot visit Andrew at school. Also he writes that he is sorry that Andrew dislikes school and living there, but says that it is for the best and provides religious evidence for it.

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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1 letter, 1 newspaper clipping, in the letter Lottie talks about receiving a long lost letter from George, worrying about his safety, the draft, and going to celebration ceremonies for recent victories. She also discusses news of friends and the things she misses doing with George. The newspaper clipping attached is a list of men drafted.

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1 letter, in the letter the writer tells Winthrop that his nomination as Chaplain has been received and what he needs to finish the process to become a Chaplain.

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1 book, this book was maintained by Winthrop and covers from the beginning of 1864 through August. Most of the purchases listed are for various food items. Each item has its price listed next to it. Also included are records of money he has received from various officers. For each transaction he lists the date it occurs, the total of the money taken in, and the total money that was spent.

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A list of references, mostly books, used to find background information on things and people mentioned and dates of occurrence in the diary of Winthrop H. Phelps.