Letter from Josiah Bartlett to Mary Bartlett, 1778 June 1
- Collection Name:
- Josiah Bartlett Family Papers, 1710-1937
- Title:
- Letter from Josiah Bartlett to Mary Bartlett, 1778 June 1
- Creator:
- Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1940.003
- Object ID:
- 1940.003.016.003
- Date:
- 1778/06/01
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Josiah Bartlett in Yorktown, PA, to Mary Bartlett in Kingston, NH, dated June 1, 1778. In the letter, Josiah hopes to find the family in good health and wishes to hear from them soon. He tells of the cold weather and fears the frost in New Hampshire has caused great damage. Josiah goes on to tell that they did not win the lottery, though they have not drawn any smaller prizes yet.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 , Health , Lotteries , Weather
- Locations:
- Yorktown, PA
Kingston, NH - Organizations:
- United States. Continental Congress
- 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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