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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03587.32 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters to John Cripps, General Gadsden's Secretary |
| Title | Unknown to Esthur Monk about letters received from Mexico |
| Date | 6 December 1857 |
| Recipient | Monk, Esthur |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to Cripps' mother in Greenwich, Connecticut, about letters received from Mexico. Discusses common acquaintances. Mentions having read in the Herald a letter to General Gadsden by Cripps and is surprised that Monk had not known about it. The letter was later commented upon in the National Intelligencer. Author invites Monk to visit and will leave the arrangements up to her. Discusses personal business. Addressed to Monk in the care of Mr. Benedict. Hand postmarked 7 December, Rippon, Virginia. Includes three cent stamp. |
| Subjects | Women's History Children and Family Journalism Entertaining and Hospitality Latin and South America American Statesmen Diplomacy |
| People | Monk, Esthur (fl. 1853-1857) Benedict, Hm. (fl. 1857) Gadsden, James (1788-1858) |
| Place written | Clifton, Virginia |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Cripps was General Gadsden's Secretary and a sawyer by profession. Monk was Cripps' mother. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |