Scope and Contents 6 letters, in the first letter Winthrop E. describes life at his school. In the second letter, Winthrop E. talks about his father’s regiment, a festival he went to, and Alfred Alford renting his shop out at home. In the third letter and fourth letter, Winthrop E. talks about the garden and horses. The fifth letter talks about Lucy F. Robinson Phelps and her trip to Alexandria, Virginia to visit Winthrop H. In the sixth letter, Winthrop E. talks about school, when his father is coming home,...

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 Nathaniel writes about the North’s victory, thanks Winthrop and his regiment and getting soldier’s articles published in a newspaper. He also talked about some matter which Winthrop wrote of in a previous letter.

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2 letters, in the first letter Samuel writes about hearing of the death of his son, receiving his son’s body, the funeral, and thanks Winthrop for the kindness he has shown to his family. In the second letter, Samuel thanks Winthrop again for his kindness and responds to an inquiry made by Winthrop about information of schools. Included with this letter is an advertisement for a school run by W.F. Grant.