Orra White Hitchcock and Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr.

Item Information

Title:
Orra White Hitchcock and Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr.
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr. in which Orra White Hitchcock remarks upon a wedding at Prescott, noting that Harrison [likely the groom] "looks in miserable health." She also includes a recipe for pickled plums and pickled peaches. Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock [Putnam] writes as well, asking her brother to bring some people to visit her, though the names are illegible.
Creator:
Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863
Creator:
Putnam, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock, 1833-1894
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911
Date:
[1851?–1853?]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 25 Folder 14 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Orra White--1796-1863--Correspondence
Hitchcock, Edward--1828-1911--Correspondence
Putnam, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock--1833-1894--Correspondence
Canning and preserving
Extent:
1 item (2 pages)
Link to Item:
https://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:723571
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Notes (date):
This letter is undated, but based on what Orra writes about a wedding in Prescott and a man named Harrison, it is believed this letter dates between 1851 and 1853, since the Harrison referred to is likely George Harrison Newhall, who was wed in 1851 to a woman from Prescott, Massachusetts, and who died in 1853.