The Margaret Hill Letters

History

This small collection of letters and documents is related to Margaret McAuley Hill x1855. One is a paper she wrote for a class, and several are letters written by Seminary students. The rest are from friends and family.

The Images

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

A Theme written on Apr 2, 1853 by Margaret: page 1 On Mount Holyoke Female Seminary-embossed paper. Full contents of theme, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter written on Jul 4, 1853, to Margaret from friend Cassie Cooke: envelope Postmarked Jul 5, [1853] in an indecipherable town. Addressed to Miss Margaret M. Hill at the Seminary.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter written on Mar 18, 1854, to Margaret from Seminary friend Jennie: page 1 No envelope or cover sheet survives. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter written Nov/Dec 1854, to Margaret from Seminary student Abbie: page 1 No envelope or cover survives. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter written on Apr 25, 1859, to Margaret from her father Peter Hill: page 1 No envelope or cover sheet survives. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter written on Nov 25, 1862, to Margaret from friend Lottie A. M. Crane: page 1 No envelope or cover sheet survives. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter written on Apr 27, 1865, to Margaret from friend Eliza Watkins: page 1 No envelope or cover sheet survives. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
Not scanned: An envelope, postmarked Apr 4, 1900 4pm in Washington DC, addressed to Margaret's husband John Moneypenny, from the Treasury Department, Office of the Auditor of the War Department. Contains a short form letter, and receipts as Surgeon of the 123rd NY Volunteers.
A Letter written on Dec 1, 1918, to Margaret from cousin K. B. Mowry: envelope Postmarked Dec 2, 1918 10am in Wes Fort Ann NY. Addressed to Mrs. Moneypenny.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.