The Atwood Sisters Letters
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History
These letters were written to Harriet Atwood x1846 while she was at the Seminary, and after. There are also several letters written by her sister Mary included here. (I thought it was interesting that Mary married Harriet's husband after Harriet passed away in 1882. This was typical of the time period.)
The Images
All documents have a portion of the first page scanned, and comments about their contents are included below.
- A Letter Written on Jan 11, 1844, to Harriet Atwood from her cousin Lucy
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. "Miss Harriett P. Attwood, South Hadley, Mass. Single" Postmarked Jan 13 in Westfield Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Apr 10, 1844, to Harriet Atwood from her friend "S"
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. "Miss Harriet P. Attwood, Mt Holyoke Female Seminary South Hadley, Mass. Single" Postmarked Apr 11 in Farmington CT.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Sep 25, 1844, to Harriet Atwood from Mount Holyoke classmate Harriet Smith
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Harriet P. Atwood in Newington Conn. Postmarked in Sep in Springfield [Mass?].
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Oct 23, 1844, to Harriet Atwood from Mount Holyoke classmate Julia Edwards
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Harriet P. Atwood in Newington Conn. Postmarked in Oct 26 in South Hadley.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Feb 26, 1846, to Harriet Atwood from friend Mary D W
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper to Miss H P Atwood in Newington Conn. Postmarked Feb 26 [1846] in Southampton Mass. A pencil notation on the cover by a dealer: "Ex Chambers Paige Sale 12.1.50"
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Oct 28, 1846, to Harriet Atwood from Newington friend Mary Smith
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper to Miss Harriet P Atwood in Newington Conn. Postmarked Oct 30 [1846] in Tolland Conn.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Dec 22, 1846 [?], to Julia Atwood from sister Mary Atwood
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper to Miss Julia N. Atwood in Rockyhill Conn. Postmarked Dec 21 [1846?] in South Hadley. A pencil notation on the cover: "For me only"
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Jan 27, 1847, to Prudence Atwood from sister Mary Atwood
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Jan 27 in South Hadley. Addressed to Mrs Prudence K Atwood in Newington CT.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Feb 16, 1847, to Charles Atwood from sister Mary Atwood
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Feb 17 in South Hadley. Addressed to Mr Charles K. Atwood in Hartford CT.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on May 20, 1847, from Sidham [?] Pitkin to Harriet Atwood
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. "Miss Harriet P. Atwood, Newington Conn." Postmarked May 22 [1847] in East Hartford CT.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Jul 1, 1847, to Julia Atwood from sister Mary Atwood
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper to Miss Julia N. Atwood in Newington Conn. Postmarked Jul 3 [1847] in South Hadley.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Nov 15, 1847, to Harriet Atwood from Mount Holyoke classmate Harriet Smith and Serena Field
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Harriet P. Atwood in Newington Conn. Postmarked Nov 15 in Cabotville Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Sep 4, 1848, to Harriet Atwood from Lizzie
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. "Miss Harriet P. Atwood, Newington Conn." Postmarked Sep 6 [1848] in East Hartford CT.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Mar 12, 1849, to Harriet Atwood from Lizzie
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. "Miss Harriet P. Atwood, Newington Conn." Postmarked Mar 13 [1849] in East Hartford CT.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Jun 12, 1849, to Harriet Atwood from sister Mary Atwood
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper to Miss Harriet P. Atwood in Newington Conn. Postmarked Jun 13 [1849] in South Hadley.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Sep 11, 1849, to Harriet Atwood from Mount Holyoke classmate Harriet Smith
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper to Miss Harriett P. Atwood, Newington, Conn. Postmarked Sep 15 [1849] in Chicopee Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Oct 2, 1850, to Harriet Atwood from Mount Holyoke classmate Julia Currier
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. "Miss Harriet P. Attwood, Newington Conn." Postmarked Oct 3 [1850] in Springfield, Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Aug 2, 1853, to Harriet Atwood from cousin S. H. Francis
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. "Miss Harriet P. Atwood, Newington Conn. (care of Mr Josiah Atwood)" Postmarked Aug 3 [1853] in Pittsfield, Mass. Sealed with a "Til We Meet" sticker.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.