Scope and Contents Three letters; the first from Lucy reporting who is interested in buying their horse and what they are offering. This letter also includes an attached letter from Winthrop E. Phelps about what is going on in the family. In the second letter Lucy discusses clothes and school purchases that need to be made as well as a description on how she is feeling. Also included in this is a receipt for a subscription to Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature. In the third letter, Lucy describes visits...

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 Galen is writing on behalf of the publication called, The Congregationalist, and says that they do not need any more correspondents to write articles.

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1 letter, in this letter Mary thanks Winthrop for inquiring about a soldier for her.

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These records contain lists of people mentioned in diaries and letters. Most of the record is for letters or diaries written by Winthrop H. Phelps.