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 Winthrop talks about school life. In the second letter, Winthrop describes what army camp life is like during his visit with his father in Washington, D.C.

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1 letter, Winthrop talks about finding a broken down wagon and news of friends. There is also a letter attached from Lucy F. Robinson Phelps’s sister, Maria Robinson, describing how the kids are doing while staying with her when Lucy is visiting Winthrop H.

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 M.J. talks about her love for John, church matters, his possible rise to Bishop, John’s preaching, preaching she heard at church, and visits with friends.

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1 letter, in this letter Betsy talks about feeling the weight of her sin upon her, the feeling that she will never be able to stop sinning, and asks Winthrop to pray for her.