Rutson Maury, 11 Welfield Place, Liverpool, England, to his sister, Ann Maury, New York, New York, 1862 February 28
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
They have been having strong east winds for the past week, which makes a lot of dust fly around; is bad for people who are not well and who are prone to colds; Mary Bold went to see Mrs. Cropper to get her and her husband's photographs; Mary Wakefield is feeling better; Mrs. Howson was upset by her husband's recent honors and his appointment as Hulsian Lecturer because she feels that Mr. Howson is too busy already; Elizabeth Bold went to see Mrs. Hagarty and told her about the fire; probably also talked about the ball the Mayor gave at Town Hall; Mr. Weed was at the ball and she introduced him to Tom Addison; Mr. Weed was impressed by the grandeur of the rooms at Town Hall; Elizabeth B[old] did not come home from the ball till 3 A.M.; Laura went to see her niece, Mrs. Foster; bought a beautiful cauliflower, which they ate today; wants to buy a "mincer" for the Bolds; would also like to get one for Aunt Elizabeth; has read the enlarged volume ofDr. Vaughn's sermons; describes the bottle of smelling salts; news of friends; wrote a letter to Willie; Earl [?] Russell's letter to Lord Lyon's in todays Times will make the Union government and the northern people happy; their surats are not selling well. 4pp. ALS
Dates
- Creation: 1862 February 28
Creator
- From the Collection: Maury, James, Sr., 1718-1769 (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 6.31 Linear Feet
Language
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: French
Repository Details
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