Shearman, Hepsa H. H. Shearman to her mother Hepsa H. Howland, 1834-1849, n.d.
File — Container: Box 1
Scope and Contents
10 ALsS. She writes as she is settling in Poughkeepsie with family and Quaker meetings news. Smallpox afflicts the family in 1843, and her husband left on voyage. 1849 mentions the difficulties of being a sailor's wife,. Son Joseph has chosen the same career and is sailing with his father. Outbreak of cholera which they attribute to intemperance and not food or water.
Dates
- Creation: 1834-1849, n.d.
Extent
1 folders
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