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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC08934.029 |
From Archive Folder | Aurelia Hale letters |
Title | Aurelia Hale to Sarah W. Hale regarding her upcoming visit to Mount Meigs |
Date | 11 August 1830 |
Author | Hale, Aurelia (cb. 1798) |
Recipient | Hale, Sarah W. |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Aurelia was suffering from a case of poison oak when she wrote this. She encloses another $50 in this letter as promised, and continues to plan for her sister's arrival. She briefly reiterates the plan for Sarah to be accompanied from Augusta to Mount Meigs with a friend of Aurelia's, and again urges her sister to bring their mother's silver, which was apparently given to their grandmother by her father. She also speaks at length about the comforts of their home and the area as a whole, saying that: "Jefferson bought me a very valuable negro woman last week. She understands cooking, washing, etc., so I shall be sure to have my house well attended to. She had a boy child and both together cost but $400, a great bargain for Alabama." There are apparently a number of "Indians" in the area, but she describes them as "accommodating" and says that they are not at all dangerous. As she often does, she expresses concerns about Sarah's health and writes that she hopes the South will improve it. Much of the letter is cross-written, and there are a few small tears and remnants of the seal that obscure part of the letter. |
Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Travel African American History Slavery Latin and South America Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
People | Hale, Aurelia (cb. 1798) Hale, Sarah W. (fl. 1821-1837) |
Place written | Mount Meigs, Alabama |
Theme | Women in American History; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Foreign Affairs; Children & Family |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Aurelia Hale was born in Glastonbury, in Hartford, Connecticut sometime before 20 December 1798. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |