Orra White Hitchcock letter to the Hitchcock children, 1850 August 23

Item Information

Title:
Orra White Hitchcock letter to the Hitchcock children, 1850 August 23
Description:
A letter from Orra White Hitchcock to her children, addressed to Edward Hitchcock, Jr. She writes about the many "inconveniences and perplexities" they have experienced as a result of not knowing the languages spoken in the countries they have traveled through. She goes on to describe her and Edward Hitchcock's journey across the English Channel, through France and Belgium and into Germany. Although noting the "continual trouble & vexation & imposition & extortion" they have encountered, Orra acknowledges that the countries they have traveled through have "in general been truly delightful." She goes on to describe the cathedrals and convents they visited, and remarks on the beauty of the scenery on the Rhine. She ends with birthday wishes for her son Charlie.
Creator:
Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Mary, 1824-1899
Addressee:
Storrs, Catharine H., 1825-1895
Addressee:
Terry, Emily Hitchcock, 1838-1921
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1836-1919
Addressee:
Putnam, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock, 1833-1894
Date:
August 23, 1850
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 25 Folder 16 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Orra White--1796-1863--Correspondence
Hitchcock, Orra White--1796-1863--Travel--Europe
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Travel--Europe
Europe--Description and travel
Cathedrals--Europe
Convents--Europe
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
https://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:724158
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Place of origin:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)