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Wolcott, Betsey [Elizabeth Huntington] to Wolcott, Frederick, 1803 May 1

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Dates

  • Digitized: 1803 May 1

Summary Note

Notes that she had written earlier in the week but that the letter was returned to her; the children have grown fat; Mary Ann is considered to be extraordinary and Hanna is healthy, weights 16 pounds; will leave Mary Ann with her parents despite her unwillingness to part with the child; mentions the ill health of Mrs. Wolcott, presumably Elizabeth Stoughton, the wife of Oliver Wolcott, Jr.; makes plans for hiring a girl to help with the children if they could afford it; gives family news and local gossip.

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