Letter from Josiah Bartlett to Mary Bartlett, 1776 October 7 and 1778 September 10
- Collection Name:
- Josiah Bartlett Family Papers, 1710-1937
- Title:
- Letter from Josiah Bartlett to Mary Bartlett, 1776 October 7 and 1778 September 10
- Creator:
- Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1940.003
- Object ID:
- 1940.003.015.013
- Date:
- 1776/10/07, 1778/09/10
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Josiah Bartlett in Philadelphia to Mary Bartlett in Kingston, NH, dated October 7, 1776. In the letter, Josiah notes his health is improving and he was disappointed he was unable to leave for New Hampshire last week. He continues by telling of how he will not be able to leave until he has a replacement as he does not want to leave the province without representation. On the back is a letter from Mary Bartlett to Josiah Bartlett dated September 10, 1778. In this letter, Mary tells of how happy she was to receive his letter and that she is glad he will most likely be home before winter.
- Locations:
- Philadelphia, PA
Kingston, NH - Organizations:
- United States. Continental Congress
- 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 Mrs. John Watt.
Digitization supported by an anonymous donor. - Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 1
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