Scope and Contents Four letters, in the first Lucy discusses her trouble writing long letters, the behavior of the children, and a thanksgiving dinner. She also talked about her health, visits from friends, and getting someone to paint the house. In the second letter she describes the health of friends and family and her plans to go to Monterrey and also a possible trip to Alexandria, Va. In the third letter Lucy tells Winthrop about her thoughts on how long he should stay chaplain, of visitors, and various...

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1 letter, in this letter the writer talks about their relief upon hearing their son is alive and recovering. Also they ask Winthrop to look up another family member to see if they are still alive.

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, in this letter Marietta writes about the health of her and Lucy’s mother.

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1 letter, in this letter Harriet talks about money being sent from her husband to Lucy, which he was doing on Winthrop’s instruction. She also discusses news and health of friends and family.

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These notes mainly contain 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.