Letter from Elizabeth W. David to her niece, Sarah, 1851 June 25
- Title:
- Letter from Elizabeth W. David to her niece, Sarah, 1851 June 25
- Creator:
- David, Elizabeth Welch, 1802-1892
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2022.006 (m)
- Object ID:
- 2022.006 (m)
- Date:
- 1851/06/25
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Elizabeth Welch (Melendy) David in Amherst, NH, to her niece, Sarah, dated June 26, 1851 on mourning stationery. In the letter, David writes that she was glad to hear from Sarah as it has been a long time. She spends the majority of the letter discussing the death of her daughter, Louisa, who had been their healthiest child. David writes that the illness was very trying and too much for Louisa's father to witness. Louisa died on June 20, 1851.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , Death , Health , Children
- Locations:
- Amherst, NH
- People:
- David, Elizabeth Welch, 1802-1892 , David, Louisa Garaphelia, 1846-1851 , David, Barnabas B., 1802-1883
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth B. Carey, Ellison M. Carey, and Charles D. Carey III.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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