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Three letters, all of them describe taking in a tenant named Mr. Osborn. In the first letter, Lucy describes her trip to Monterrey, Winsted, and talks about going to Alexandria. In the second letter Lucy explains how she is too busy to write long affectionate letters about the health of the family. The third describes the family money troubles.

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 John Ette writes about his recent health and recounts some experiences he had with Winthrop during the Civil War.

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1 letter, in this letter Joseph talks about hearing that his brother is wounded and asks Winthrop to keep him updated. He also tells Winthrop how he had a brother die in a Massachusetts regiment and how it is wrong for his brothers to be on opposite sides. In another part of this letter, Joseph writes to his brother asking how he could fight with the Confederates, against his brother and country.

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2 letters, in the first letter Royal writes about Frances’s writing and reading. In the second letter, Royal ponders where a happy mortal lives.

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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.