Letter from Mark Hopkins to Miss Means, 1867 July 21

Collection Name:

Mary Jane Means Adams Family Papers

Title:

Letter from Mark Hopkins to Miss Means, 1867 July 21

Creator:

Hopkins, Mark, 1802-1887

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2019.070

Object ID:

2019.070.02.03

Date:

1867/07/21

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Mark Hopkins at Williams College in Williamstown, MA, to Nancy Ellis Means dated July 21, 1867. In the letter, Hopkins thanks Means for her letter and is pleased to know she likes his sermon, as he thought it was very good. He goes on to state he is not on vacation during this hot weather, but is working on more lectures for the winter since his upcoming term includes travel to Buffalo, Amherst, and Cambridgeport for meetings, preaching, and Alice's wedding. He ends the letter by stating he will miss Means and Mrs. Lawrence at Boston next winter and hopes she will be able to visit him during the hot weather.

Subjects:

Correspondence , Sermons , Weather , Travel

Locations:

Williamstown, MA

People:

Hopkins, Mark, 1802-1887 , Means, Nancy Ellis, 1819-1902

Organizations:

Williams College

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Joanna Skinger Hall.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

1