Section of Unsigned Letter to Father and Mother, June 1, 1877
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Title
Section of Unsigned Letter to Father and Mother, June 1, 1877
Subject
Birthdays; Household employees
Description
Mattie writes to her parents that she is turning 37, the age Frank was when he passed. She then writes about how the day began for her up until breakfast.
Creator
Kerr, Martha Noyes
Source
Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection
Publisher
Unpublished
Date
1877-06-01
Contributor
Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant
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Format
PDF
Language
eng (English)
Type
Text
Identifier
noyes_c_cor_612
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Text
June 1st /77
My dear precious Father & Mother
I know the dear
ones at home have thought
of me to day and I cannot
sleep without telling you
what a happy day I have
had. My 37th birthday I
can not realize I am so
old. When I was so ill
last fall I hoped to live
until now so I would
be as old as dear Frank
was when he was
taken and to night as
I write I feel quite well
Shall I tell you how the
time has been spent
this 1st of June. This
morning before 6 oclock
the Amah brought in
my accustomed glass of
milk. My first duty every
morning is to swallow
that but I was too sleepy
to drink it so she put it
down on the bed and depart-
ed. About 1/2 an hour
afterwards she came again
bringing in 2 parcels from
the Miss Caldwells one
containing a beautiful
white knitted shawl with a
blue border small just to
throw about my shoulders
and an embroidered cushion
At breakfast came a
little book "Thomas A Kempis"
and collar from Miss Bowe
My dear precious Father & Mother
I know the dear
ones at home have thought
of me to day and I cannot
sleep without telling you
what a happy day I have
had. My 37th birthday I
can not realize I am so
old. When I was so ill
last fall I hoped to live
until now so I would
be as old as dear Frank
was when he was
taken and to night as
I write I feel quite well
Shall I tell you how the
time has been spent
this 1st of June. This
morning before 6 oclock
the Amah brought in
my accustomed glass of
milk. My first duty every
morning is to swallow
that but I was too sleepy
to drink it so she put it
down on the bed and depart-
ed. About 1/2 an hour
afterwards she came again
bringing in 2 parcels from
the Miss Caldwells one
containing a beautiful
white knitted shawl with a
blue border small just to
throw about my shoulders
and an embroidered cushion
At breakfast came a
little book "Thomas A Kempis"
and collar from Miss Bowe
Original Format
Letter
Collection
Citation
Kerr, Martha Noyes, “Section of Unsigned Letter to Father and Mother, June 1, 1877,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed April 20, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/668.