The Clara Mudge Letters
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History
This small collection of letters is addressed to Clara ("Helen") Mudge. She had two sisters that attended the Seminary, Mary ("Mamie") and Pamelia ("Millie" or "Melia"). Other family members mentioned in these letters include their father, Augustus Mudge; their mother, Lucy Ann (Wentworth) Mudge, and their brother Lucius A. Mudge. Other siblings include Francis Augustus Mudge, Henry Augustus Mudge, George Otis Mudge, and Anna Wentworth Mudge.
The Images
All documents have a portion of the first page scanned, and comments about their contents are included below.
- A Letter Written on Aug 11, 1864 to Clara from S. B. Sherman
- envelope Postmarked Sep 13 [1864] in Braintree, Mass. Addressed to Miss Clara H. Mudge, Danvers Centre, Mass., c/o A. Mudge, Esq.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Oct 3, 1864 to Clara from brother Lucius, sister Mamie and "Spot Face"
- envelope Sent Oct 4, 1864 from Danvers Centre, Mass. Addressed to Miss Clara H. Mudge at the Seminary.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned. Yes, those are leaf shadows on the page; the original letter from Lucius had two leaves folded in the first page, and the letter from Mamie has the same kind of leaf folded in its first page.
- A Letter Written on Oct 29, 1864 to Clara from Eliza and sister Mary
- envelope Sent Oct 31, 1864 from Danvers Centre, Mass. Addressed to Miss Clara H. Mudge at the Seminary.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Mar 8, 1865 to Clara from Em
- envelope Postmarked Mar 10 1865 from Danvers, Mass. Addressed to Miss Clara H. Mudge at the Seminary. On the reverse: "Dream. - 4th of Julia - In May."
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on May 5, 1865 to Clara from her cousin Hattie Sanders
- envelope Sent May 8 [1865] from Leighton's Corner, NH. Addressed to Miss Clara H. Mudge at the Seminary.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on May 10, 1865 to Clara from Lizzie
- envelope Postmarked May 12 [18]65 in Danvers, Mass. Addressed to Miss Clara H. Mudge at the Seminary.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on May 22, 1865 to Clara from schoolmate Hattie
- envelope Sent May 23 [1865] from Danvers Centre, Mass. Addressed to Miss Clara H. Mudge at the Seminary.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Jun 9, 1865 to clara from her father Augustus Mudge
- envelope Sent Jun 9 [1865] from Danvers Centre, Mass. Addressed to Miss C. H. Mudge at the Seminary.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Jul 3, 1865 to Clara from her father Augustus Mudge
- envelope Sent Jul 1 [1865] from Danvers Centre, Mass. Addressed to Miss C. H. Mudge at the Seminary.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on May 27, 1865 to Clara from cousin Caddie
- envelope Sent May 29 [1865] from Danvers Centre, Mass. Addressed to Miss Clara H. Mudge at the Seminary.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on May 30, 1866 to Clara from her cousin Sarah
- envelope Postmarked Jun 1 [1866] in Boston, Mass. Addressed to Miss C. Helen Mudge at the Seminary.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Sep 24, 1867 to Clara from her mother Lucy Anne Mudge and father Augustus Mudge
- envelope Sent Sep 24 [1867] from Boston, Mass. Addressed to Miss C. H. Mudge at the Seminary.
- page 1 Full contents of three letters, though only part of the first page of the first letter is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Nov 5, 1868 to Clara from her sister Millie
- envelope Sent Nov 6, 1868 from South Hadley. Addressed to Miss Clara H. Mudge in Danvers Centre, Mass. Pencil inscription on envelope: "Nov 6th No 8 /68-"
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Dec 13, 1868 to Clara from her sister Millie
- envelope Sent Dec 16, 1868 from South Hadley. Addressed to Miss Clara H. Mudge in Danvers Centre, Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Dec 25, 1868 to Mary from her sister Millie
- envelope Postmarked Dec 25, 1868 in South Hadley. Addressed to Miss Mary B. Mudge in Danvers Centre, Mass. Pencil inscription on envelope: "Dec 27th /68- No. 16-"
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Feb 1, 1869 to Augustus Mudge from his daughter Millie
- envelope Postmarked in South Hadley. Addressed to Augustus Mudge in Danvers Centre, Mass. Pencil inscription on envelope: "Feb 4th /69 No 27-"
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Apr 15, 1869 to Clara from her sister Millie
- envelope Sent Apr 16, 1869 from South Hadley. Addressed to Miss Clara H. Mudge in Danvers Centre, Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Apr 29, 1869 to Clara from her sister Millie
- envelope Sent Apr 30, 1869 from South Hadley. Addressed to Miss Clara H. Mudge in Danvers Centre, Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Undated Letter to Clara from her father Augustus Mudge
- envelope Sent from Danvers Centre, Mass. Addressed to Miss C. H. Mudge in South Hadley.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Jun 29, 1872 to Clara from her sister Millie
- envelope Sent Jun 29, [1872] from Hopkinton, Mass. Addressed to Miss Clara H. Mudge in Danvers Centre, Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on May 26, 1878 to Clara from her sister Mary
- envelope Sent May 26 [1878] from South Hadley. Addressed to Mrs. Clara H. French in Danvers Center Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Postal Card Written on Sep 13, 1887 from Clara to her husband George French
- front Postmarked Sep 13, 1887 in Danvers Centre, Mass. Addressed to Mr. George W. French, Palmer House, Chicago, Ill.
- back "Tuesday Morn. It rained yesterday, & still is dull. Ernest is going in the 7.50 train. Your postal & letter from Cleveland came yesterday morning. I had a letter from Eliza - Chris & Mary are not going to Cal. just now as the Drs are going the middle of this week. Of course they can't go until Tom comes home - We are all well - George is as good as ever - we have a fire in the fireplace tis so cold - CHF"