Rebecca Yarnall correspondence , 1831 - 1832

Two letters to her sister Hannah Richardson, mention cholera epidemic and other concerns including her warm regard for cousin Benjamin Ferris. Also a letter dictated by Piercy Johnson, widow of Benjamin Yarnall, and written on her behalf by Sarah Noble. Piercy asks for money to help her get started in a business. Rebecca sent a small amount but explains the sad circumstances of her brother's impetuous marriage to a "camp girl" of 16 and that she is providing for the child of that marriage and her schooling. Piercy married a second time when she thought that Benjamin was dead. She released daughter Anna Eliza to the Yarnall family with the understanding that she would visit once a year.