Copy of Theophilus Packard, Jr. letter to Mr. and Mrs. Zenas D. Bardwell, 1882 June 28
Description:
A typed copy of a copy of a letter from Theopholus Packard, Jr. to Mr. and Mrs. Zenas D. Bardwell in which Packard writes regarding his childhood home. He states that he often thinks of the Bardwells now dwelling there. He writes of the history of the estate and events he remembers that took place there, including the earliest recorded vote of a group of people in favor of a college in Amherst on May 10, 1815. He also notes specific names of people who visited the house such as Noah Webster and presidents of Amherst College, remarks on various areas of the house such as the S.E. (Southeast) and N.W. (Northwest) rooms, and discusses his and his father's careers as pastors in Shelburne, Massachusetts. Above the transcribed content of the original letter are annotations titling the letter as "The Theophilus Packard House," noting it as a copy of a copy. An unattributed typed annotation states "from F.L. Boyden '02" (Frank Learoyd Boyden) and an additional unattributed handwritten annotation states "from Frances Nims Thompson" and provides Thompson's address.
