The Mary Maria Dickinson Letters

History

These letters were written to Mary Maria Dickinson x1867, mostly by her mother, Maria Anna (Belding) Dickinson. Mary's cousin Anna Stoughton also entered the Seminary in the same year. If I've calculated the family tree correctly, Anna and Mary are second cousins. They share a set of great-grandparents (Nathaniel Gove Stevens and Lois Stow Stevens). Those great-grandparents had two daughters: Lois Stevens and Anna Stevens. Lois Stevens is Mary's grandmother, and Anna Stevens is Anna's grandmother. Mary has two siblings that her mother sometimes mentions in her letters: Charles Porter Dickinson (about 9 years old when these letters were written), and Anna Stevens Dickinson (about 17 years old when these letters were written).

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 11, 1862, to Mary from her uncle Elijah Eastmond Belding: envelope Postmarked Dec 11, 1862 in West Northfield, Mass. and sent to Miss Mary Dickinson, Fitchburg, Mass. Free franking because Elijah Belding was the postmaster.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 3, 1863, to Mary from her mother Maria Anna Belding Dickinson: envelope Postmarked Oct 5 in Fitchburg, Mass. and sent to Miss Mary M. Dickinson at the Seminary.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 10, 1863, to Mary from her mother Maria Anna Belding Dickinson: envelope Postmarked Oct 12 in Fitchburg, Mass. and sent to Miss Mary M. Dickinson at the Seminary.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 30, 1863, to Mary from her mother Maria Anna Belding Dickinson: envelope Postmarked Nov 2 in Fitchburg, Mass. and sent to Miss Mary M. Dickinson at the Seminary.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 14, 1863, to Mary from her mother Maria Anna Belding Dickinson: envelope Postmarked Nov 16 in Fitchburg, Mass. and sent to Miss Mary M. Dickinson at the Seminary.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 26, 1863, to Mary from her mother Maria Anna Belding Dickinson: envelope Postmarked Dec 28 in Fitchburg, Mass. and sent to Miss Mary M. Dickinson at the Seminary.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jan 2, 1864, to Mary from her mother Maria Anna Belding Dickinson: envelope Postmarked Jan 4 in Fitchburg, Mass. and sent to Miss Mary M. Dickinson at the Seminary.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Feb 4, 1864, to Mary from her mother Maria Anna Belding Dickinson: envelope Postmarked Jan 4 in Fitchburg, Mass. and sent to Miss Mary M. Dickinson at the Seminary.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.; page 1 A second partial letter dated Mar 18. 1864 is included in the same envelope. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.