Letter from Samuel and Sarah White to dear children, 1847 August 29

Collection Name:

White Family Papers

Title:

Letter from Samuel and Sarah White to dear children, 1847 August 29

Creator:

White, Samuel, 1787-1854
White, Sarah F.-1857

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2014.059

Object ID:

2014.059.001.026.003

Date:

1847/08/29

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Mother and Father, Samuel and Sarah White, in Lancaster, NH, to their children, Nathaniel and Armenia White, in Concord, NH, dated August 29, 1847. In the letter, Samuel updates them on the farm noting that the potato crop was very poor as well as updating them on family matters such as Harriet and Mr. Chapin welcoming a baby boy on July 25, 1847. Sarah notes that John White is doing very well with them, but will write his parents later.

Subjects:

Correspondence , Families , Agriculture , Weddings

Locations:

Lancaster, NH
Concord, NH

People:

White, Nathaniel, 1811-1880 , White, Armenia S., 1817-1916 , White, John A., 1838-1899 , White, Harriet, 1815 , Chapin, John P., 1810-1864 , White, Samuel, 1787-1854 , White, Sarah F.-1857

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:

Digitization supported by Betsy L. Humphreys.
Gift of Lucy Hawkes Winship in 2014.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

1