Letter from Sophia Barker West Merrill to Frederick A. G. Merrill, 1890 November 20

Title:

Letter from Sophia Barker West Merrill to Frederick A. G. Merrill, 1890 November 20

Creator:

Merrill, Sophia Barker West, 1812-1895

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2016.103 (m)

Object ID:

2016.103 (m)

Date:

1890/11/20

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Sophia Barker West Merrill, "Grandmother M." to Frederick A.G. Merrill, "Fred," dated November 20, 1890. Sophia Merrill writes from Concord, NH, to Frederick in Cleveland, OH. Sophia writes that she is glad to hear and that she and her husband, Rufus Merrill (1803-1891), will be celebrating their fifty-third wedding anniversary. She also lets Frederick know that his parents visited and were slightly under the weather. She also discusses Walter, who is at the Commercial College, and a Mr. Stratons, who has gone to jail. A post script to the letter reads, "We are very much as usual in health - still lame and crippled with no signs of growing any younger."

Subjects:

Correspondence , Families , Anniversaries

Locations:

Cleveland, OH
Concord, NH

People:

Merrill, Frederick A. G., 1872-1956 , Merrill, Rufus, 1803-1891 , Merrill, Sophia Barker West, 1812-1895

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of Richard Merrill Scribner.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item