The Harriet Andrews Letters

History

Little is known about Harriet Andrews. She did not keep in touch with Mount Holyoke after she left school. She seemed to not reveal much even in her letters. She only signed them "Hattie," but she was identifiable because she wrote them to someone in her hometown of Bradford NH, and because she used stationery with a letter A monogram on it (and in one case, letterhead with a HMA monogram).

But what we do know is that she loved her hometown friend very much, and she was eager to share her Christian faith with her.

The Images

All documents have a portion of the first page scanned, and comments about their contents are included below.

A Letter Written on Dec 23, 1865, from Harriet to Kate E. Carr

envelope Postmarked Dec 23, 1865 in South Hadley, with an embossed "A" on the back flap of the envelope. Addressed to Miss Kate E. Carr in Bradford NH.

page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Feb 20, 1866, from Harriet to Kate E. Carr

envelope Postmarked in South Hadley. Addressed to Miss Kate E. Carr in Bradford NH.

page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 12, 1866, from Harriet to Kate E. Carr

envelope Postmarked May 14, 1866 in South Hadley, with an embossed "A" in the top left corner of the envelope. Addressed to Miss Kate E. Carr in Bradford NH.

page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.