Downing, Silas and Phebe (Nine Partners) to Valentine, Lewis and Jane (Mosquetocove, Long Island), 1809 8mo 28
File — Box: 19
Scope and Contents
Addressed to "Dear Brother and Sister." Silas Downing (1747-1822) provides an update on Nine Partners School, and his wife, Phebe, adds an advice to chidren; she laments that they are abandoning plainness and simplicity. Phebe Downing and Silas's first wife, also named Jane, were sisters, the daughters of Isaac and Sarah Rushmore. Gift of New York Yearly Meeting, 1997
Dates
- Creation: 1809 8mo 28
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collection is unrestricted.
Physical Description
1 Autograph Letter Signed
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