Letters from Abby Turner to her mother, Emeline Cogswell, summer of 1908

[Envelope]

History

Abby Turner 1896 wrote to her mother, Emeline Cogswell Turner 1855, when she was traveling. In the summer of 1908, she traveled to Buckland, Mass., then on to Ithaca, NY, and ended up in several locations in New Hampshire.

The Images

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

A Letter Written on Jun 21, 1908
envelope Postmarked Jun 22, 1908 3pm in Buckland, Mass. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. Walter Peavey, 4 1/2 Crown St, Nashua NH. Transit marks Jun 22, 1908 4:30pm in Shelburne Falls, Mass and Jun 23, 1908 7am in Nashua NH on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 25, 1908
envelope Postmarked Jun 26, 1908 9am in Buckland, Mass. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit marks Jun 26, 1908 10am in Shelburne Falls, Mass and Jun 27, 1908 6am in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 28, 1908
envelope Postmarked Jun 29, 1908 9am in Buckland, Mass. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit marks Jun 29, 1908 9:30am in Shelburne Falls, Mass and Jun 30, 1908 6am in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

Two Letters Written on Jul 1, 1908
envelope Postmarked Jul 2, 1908 9am in Buckland, Mass. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit marks Jul 2, 1908 10am in Shelburne Falls, Mass and Jul 3, 1908 8am in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
page 1 A second letter was included in the envelope. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 5, 1908
envelope Postmarked Jul 6, 1908 11:30am in Ithaca NY. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Jul 7, 1908 5pm in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 12, 1908
envelope Postmarked Jul 13, 1908 11:30am in Ithaca NY, with a penciled return address of 123 Highland Place. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Partial transit mark Jul 14, [1908] in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 15, 1908
envelope Postmarked Jul 16, 1908 11:30am in Ithaca NY. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Partial transit mark Jul [17, 1908] in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Jul 20, 1908
envelope Postmarked Jul 20, 1908 10:30am in Ithaca NY. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Jul 21, 1908 5pm in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 22, 1908
envelope Postmarked Jul 23, 1908 11:30am in Ithaca NY. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Jul 24, 1908 in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 25, 1908
envelope Postmarked Jul 27, 1908 10:30am in Ithaca NY. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Jul 28, 1908 5pm in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 29, 1908
envelope Postmarked Jul 30, 1908 11:30am in Ithaca NY. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Jul 31, 1908 5pm in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Aug 2, 1908
envelope Postmarked Aug 3, 1908 11:30am in Ithaca NY. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Aug 4, 1908 5pm in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Aug 6, 1908
envelope Postmarked Aug 6, 1908 11:30am in Ithaca NY. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Pencil addition: "Directions" Transit mark Aug 7, 1908 in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Aug 10, 1908
envelope Postmarked Aug 10, 1908 7am in Ithaca NY. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Aug 11, 1908 5pm in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Aug 13, 1908
envelope Postmarked Aug 13, 1908 11:30am in Ithaca NY. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Pencil addition: "A. H. Turner 4 1/2 Crown St Nashua N.H." Transit mark Aug 11, 1908 5pm in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Aug 17, 1908
envelope Postmarked Aug 18, 1908 7am in Tamworth NH. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine, with corner card for A. H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Transit mark Aug 18, 1908 5pm in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Aug 22, 1908
envelope Postmarked Aug 22, 1908 in Tamworth NH. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Aug 22, 1908 in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Aug 24, 1908
envelope Postmarked Aug 24, 1908 in Whiteface NH. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Aug 25, 1908 6am in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Aug 26, 1908
envelope Postmarked Aug 28, 1908 7am in Tamworth NH. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Aug 28, 1908 5pm in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Aug 31, 1908
envelope Postmarked Aug 31, 1908 in Whiteface NH. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Aug 31, 1908 5pm in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Sep 3, 1908
envelope Postmarked Sep 4, 1908 7am in Tamworth NH. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine, with corner card from Ferncroft in Wonalancet, NH. Transit mark Sep 4, 1908 5pm in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 10, 1908
envelope Postmarked in Tamworth NH. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Sep 11, 1908 5pm in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 13, 1908
envelope Postmarked Sep 14, 1908 in railroad post office. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Sep 15, 1908 6am in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 16, 1908
envelope Postmarked Sep 17, 1908 4pm in Nashua NH. Addressed to Mrs. E. M. Turner, c/o Mrs. F. W. Atwood, Phillips, Maine. Transit mark Sep 18, 1908 6am in Phillips Maine on the reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

An Undated Letter [1908?]
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.