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Esthur Monk to John Cripps about his lack of correspondence and family matters, 21 September 1857
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Esthur Monk to John Cripps about his lack of correspondence and family matters, 21 September 1857.
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[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1857]
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Notes
Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Cripps was General Gadsden's Secretary and a sawyer by profession. Monk was Cripps' mother.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Summary
Writes to her son about his lack of correspondence. Has worried herself sick thinking about his illness and death. Reports that Miss Lucy has turned down a suitor and discusses the importance of marrying well. Tells Cripps to be careful what he says even in Mexico, as gossip makes its way back home. Mentions a professorship at South Carolina College (now University of South Carolina). Discusses local news. Describes her future travel plans. Imprint in upper left corner reads Extra Superfine Highly Finished. Envelope hand postmarked 22 September, Rippon, Virginia via New Orleans per steamer and stamped 4 October, Vera Cruz.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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Genre/Form
Correspondence
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AM (Publisher), digitiser.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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