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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08934.020 |
| From Archive Folder | Aurelia Hale letters |
| Title | Aurelia Hale to Sarah Woodbridge regarding her social engagements in Georgia and her upcoming work as a teacher |
| Date | 11 June 1821 |
| Author | Hale, Aurelia (cb. 1798) |
| Recipient | Woodbridge, Sarah |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | First letter to her mother upon arriving in Georgia. She briefly mentions her trip from Hartford, which took exactly four weeks, and goes on to discuss her social engagements and upcoming work at the academy as a teacher. She wishes she could write more but says that she is too busy, and expresses that she is very content and happy in Georgia thus far and expects to remain that way. |
| 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) Woodbridge, Sarah (fl. 1822-1823) |
| Place written | Washington, Georgia |
| Theme | Women in American History; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Foreign Affairs; Children & Family; Education |
| 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 |