The Harriet Landon Letters

[Letter]

History

This small collection of letters was written by Harriet Landon 1847 to her family while she was at the Seminary, and one letter after she graduated. One letter is only tangentially related to the Harriet letters; it is a letter (Feb 14, 1846) written to her sister Cornelia, which I purchased three years after the Harriet letters. Hopefully more Cornelia letters will surface! [I wrote that in 2013. In the years since, more have been discovered.]

The Images

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

A Letter Written on Oct 10, 1843, from Harriet to her mother
envelope Free franked (marked to be delivered for free, because it is addressed to Horace Landon, who was postmaster in Chapin Ville Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 24, 1843, from Harriet to her mother
envelope Postmarked Oct 26 [1843] in South Hadley. Free franked. Addressed to Horace Landon, postmaster in Chapin Ville Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Dec 13, 1843, from Harriet to her mother
envelope Postmarked Dec 14 [1843] in South Hadley. Free franked. Addressed to Horace Landon, postmaster in Chapin Ville Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Dec 31, 1843, from Harriet to her parents and sister Cornelia
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Jan 5, [1844] in South Hadley. Free franked. Addressed to Horace Landon, postmaster in Chapin Ville Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written in Feb, 1844, from Harriet to her mother
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Feb 15 [1844] in South Hadley. Free franked. Addressed to Horace Landon, postmaster in Chapin Ville Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written in May, 1844[?], from Harriet to her sister Cornelia
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked May 22, [1844?] in South Hadley. Addressed to Cornelia Landon in Salisbury Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 23, 1844[?], from Harriet to her mother
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked May 25, [1844?] in South Hadley. Free franked. Addressed to Horace Landon, postmaster in Chapin Ville Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 11, 1844, from Harriet to her mother
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Jul 18, [1844] in South Hadley. Free franked. Addressed to Horace Landon, postmaster in Chapin Ville Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 25, 1844, from Harriet to her parents
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Jul 25, [1844] in South Hadley. Free franked. Addressed to Horace Landon, postmaster in Chapin Ville Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Mar 7, 1845, from Harriet to her mother
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Mar 7, [1845] in South Hadley. Free franked. Addressed to Horace Landon, postmaster in Chapin Ville Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Mar 28, 1845[?], from Harriet to her parents
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Mar 28, [1845?] in South Hadley. Free franked. Addressed to Horace Landon, postmaster in Chapin Ville Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 5, 1845, to Cornelia from friend Lona
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Manuscript postmark Oct 6 [1845] in Chapinville, Ct. Addressed to Miss Cornelia Landon in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Feb 14, 1846, to Cornelia from friends Louise and Lida
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Corner card indicates it was mailed on Feb 17 [1846] in an indecipherable town.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 30, 1846[?], from Harriet to her sister Cornelia
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Manuscript postmark Jun 1 [1846] in Chapinville, Ct. Addressed to Miss Cornelia Landon in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 1, 1846, to Cornelia from friend Maria Fuller
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Corner card indicates it was mailed from Kent, Ct on Jun 5 [1846]. Addressed to Cornelia Landon in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Oct 6, 1846[?], from Harriet to her sister Cornelia
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Oct 6, [1846?] in South Hadley. Addressed to Cornelia Landon in Salisbury Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jan 18, 1847, from Harriet to her sister Cornelia
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Jan 22 [1847] in South Hadley. Addressed to Cornelia Landon in Salisbury Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 2, 1847, to Cornelia from classmate Martha P. Cogswell
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked May 4 [1847] in Woodbury, Ct. Addressed to Miss Cornelia Landon in Salisbury, Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 27, 1847, from Harriet to her sister Cornelia
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Manuscript postmark Jul 28 [1847] in South Hadley. Addressed to Miss Cornelia Landon in Salisbury, Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jan 24, 1850, to Cornelia from Jennie and Julia
envelope Postmarked Mar 21 [1850] in Washington, Conn. Addressed to Miss Nealie A. Landon in Salisbury, Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 19, 1850, from Harriet to her sister Cornelia
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Nov 23 [?] in Morristown NJ. Addressed to Cornelia Landon care of H[orace] Landon in Chapin Ville Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.