Letter from Frederic Adams to his mother, 1857 April or 1858 April
- Collection Name:
- Mary Jane Means Adams Family Papers
- Title:
- Letter from Frederic Adams to his mother, 1857 April or 1858 April
- Creator:
- Adams, Frederic, 1840-1923
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2019.070
- Object ID:
- 2019.070.06.08
- Date:
- 1857/04 or 1858/04
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Frederic Adams in Andover, MA, to his mother, Mary Jane Means Adams, in Newark, NJ, dated April 1857 or 1858. In the letter, Adams writes of his return to Andover and of the death of his classmate Steele and of his funeral. Steele was a Canadian who spent much of his life in the West Indies. He goes on to update his mother on people he has visited, including Mrs. Aiken and Mr. Bodwell of Framingham, who was bringing his son to Phillips Academy. Adams discusses school, supplies he would like sent, and that he has yet to find a bed without bed bugs.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , Death , Funeral service , Schools
- Locations:
- Andover, MA
Newark, NJ - Organizations:
- Phillips Academy
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- Credit Line:
- Gift of Joanna Skinger Hall.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 1
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