The Cornelia Clapp Letters

History

The bulk of these letters come from another collection:

Letters from Cornelia Clapp to Abby Howe Turner

The rest of the letters were assembled from the Clapp family, and are letters that were sent to family members, most frequently her sisters Harriet (Hattie) and Mary (Molly), or are letters Cornelia wrote that were returned to her. The July-September 1879 letters, and the July 1886 letter, are long letters describing her European travel.

The Images

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

A Letter Written on Mar 14, 1867, to sister Mary, and her mother: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 14, 1868, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 23, 1868, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jan 26, 1869, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jun 8, 1869, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 18, 1869, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 18, 1869, to sister Hattie: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 1, 1869, to her family: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jan 24, 1870, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 28, 1870, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written around Apr 9, 1871, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on May 11, 1871, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jun 20, 1871, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 27, 1871, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 10, 1871, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jan 24, 1872, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Apr 16, 1872, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 14, 1873, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Apr 8, 1874, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jun 11, 1874, to her sisters: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 9, 1874, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 14, 1874, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
An Undated Letter, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jul 24, 1879: envelope Adorned with a Venetian gondola, but not addressed; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Aug 27, 1879: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 5, 1879: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jan 7, 1883, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jul 27, 1886: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jul 31, 1888, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 31, 1890, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Mar 4, 1891, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jan 10, 1893, to sister Mary: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Feb 2, 1901, to sister Hattie: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Postcard Written around Mar 4, 1905, to her mother: front Mary Lyon Hall. Inscription: "Friday eve - Postal from Mary this morning - am glad that you do not take on grippe in Montague this season - I hope that father will let the horse take exercise on the way to Bald Hill. C I go to New Haven on the 11th to alumnae meeting - The Willistons started for So. California. yesterday -"; back Undivided back, postmarked Mar 4, 1905 7am in South Hadley, Mar 4, 1905 8am in Holyoke, Mass. and Mar 4, 1905 12pm in Montague, Mass. Addressed to Mrs. Dea. R. Clapp in Montague, Mass.