The Jane Scudder Letters

[Letter]

History

These letters were written to Jane M Scudder x1847 from her family, mostly her father. The family home was in Boston, and the subject matter was mostly family news.

The Images

All letters have at least their first page or a portion of the first page scanned, and comments about their contents are included below.

A Letter from Boston, Jan 13, 1845 from her father, mother, and brother Evarts
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. "Miss Jane M. Scudder, Mount Holyoke Seminary, South Hadley, Mass."
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter from Boston, Mar 15, 1845 from her father Charles Scudder
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. "Miss Jane M. Scudder, Mount Holyoke Seminary, South Hadley, Mass." Postmarked Mar 18 [1845] in Boston, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter from Boston, Apr 29, 1845 from her father Charles Scudder
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. "Miss Jane M. Scudder, Mount Holyoke Seminary, South Hadley, Mass." Postmarked in Boston, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter from Boston, Jun 16, 1845 from her father Charles Scudder
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. "Miss Jane M. Scudder, Mount Holyoke Seminary, South Hadley, Mass."
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter from Boston, Jan 6, 1846, from her mother Sarah Lathrop Scudder
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Jan 8 [1846] in Boston, Mass. "Miss Jane M. Scudder, Mount Holyoke Seminary, South Hadley, Mass."
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter from Boston, Mar 7, 1846, from her father Charles Scudder
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. "Miss Jane M. Scudder, Mount Holyoke Seminary, South Hadley, Mass."
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter from Boston, June 22, 1846[?], from her father Charles Scudder
envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. "Miss Jane M. Scudder, Mount Holyoke Seminary, South Hadley, Mass."
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.