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Reports to his wife that he has been thrown from his horse and broken his hip; requests Dr. Samuel Catlin to come as quickly as possible. Written by Elizabeth Clapp.

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She has received their letters and garden seeds; comments on Deming being removed in a litter; they are often in her memory since leaving; news of weather and friends; hopes to see them again.

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Julius Deming (1755-1838) was married to Dorothy Champion Deming. They had eight children: Julius, Dorothy, Frederick, Charles, William, Clarissa, Mary, and Lucretia.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Arranged alphabetically by family member. Unless otherwise noted, correspondence is placed first, followed by type of document listed alphabetically. Within each type, the papers are arranged chronologically. Sub-series 30, Other family papers, contains papers that relate to more than one family member (other than correspondence), such as business agreements among members of the Deming and Champion families; papers that cannot be attributed to a specific person, such as a receipt given to...

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information on the tutor Thomas Day who was employed by Col. Tallmadge and Capt. Deming for their sons who all attended Yale College between 1773-1811.

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Jewelry and silver from Ball, Black & Co. clothing. Litchfield taxes. lodging at Hartford City Hotel. household chores/hired man. horseshoeing.

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lodging at Bagg's Hotel in Utica NY; Congress Hall in Albany, NY; Revere House, Boston MA. Wages for hired help in Litchfield. food for animals and humans. turpentine, trees. fees to William Bissell (portrait painter). furniture. fees to Edgar Van Winkle for assistance with Charles Deming estate, New York. postage.

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lodging at Revere House, Boston MA.; City Hotel, Hartford, CT. food for people. dry goods shares of stock in the Wolcott Institute. drawing of Lucretia Deming's will by Edgar Van Winkle, NY. Tiffany & Co, NY. insurance policy for Litchfield house. alcohol & rum. engraving portrait. stationary. purchase of a red cow. furniture.

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Writes from Rochester regarding Perkins' brother leaving there; little William's death; their mutual friends Mr. and Mrs. James; the church; some indications of a revival; news of friends; misses Perkins; gave her pleasure to know that Perkins had made a profession of religion.

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Introduces Alicia Blatchford, who will be going to Litchfield.