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Letter

Object Name:
Letter
Object ID:
1961.045.02
Place of Origin:
Lebanon CT
Date:
1825
Description:
Letter, with envelope. Handwritten, dated "Lebanon Sept. 12th", Lebanon, Connecticut, 1825. Written by Elizabeth Ripley to her sister. Letter describing the wedding of Nathaniel Bouton and Harriet Sherman, Lebanon, Conn., Sept. 11, 1825. (transcription in accession folder). Envelope reads, "A letter giving account of the wedding of my Father and Mother, Nathaniel Bouten, and Harriet Sherman, at Lebanon Ct. Sept. 11th 1825. Written by my adopted Grandmother Mrs. Elizabeth Ripley. Elizabeth Ripley Webster."
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-12.5 L-7.75 inches
Provenance:
From accession file: "Letter written by Miss Sherman's mother to her sister describing the wedding, Sept. 12, 1825, Lebanon, Conn."
Credit Line:
Gift of Elizabeth H. Webster
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