Letters to Nellie Houston Swift 1896

History

The bulk of these letters fall into groups. One of Nellie's correspondents was her college roommate, Lucy Fish Baker. There's also a collection of letters to her family members, and then correspondents with only one or two letters to Nellie, listed below.

Letters from Lucy Fish Baker

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 Written on Mar 23, 1895, to Nell from brother-in-law Winsor Farnum Fryer: envelope Postmark and transit mark incomplete. Addressed to Miss Nellie H. Swift at the College, with corner card for W. F. Fryer, M. D., Middleboro, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jun 2, 1896, to Nell from Mrs. J. W. French: envelope Postmarked Jun 2, 1896 in Mount Tom, Mass. Addressed to Miss Nellie Swift at the College.; page 1 Full contents of letter.
A Letter Written on Jul 29, 1896, to Nellie from MHC student Nettie Burleigh: envelope Postmark incomplete. Transit marked Jul 30, 1896 in Middleboro, Mass, and Jul 31, 1896 6pm in Wareham, Mass. on the reverse. Addressed to Miss Nellie Swift, 28 Oak Street, Middleboro, Mass. and forwarded to Swifts Beach Wareham care of E. O. Pearker.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jun 6, 1897, from Nell to her sister Mamie Fryer: envelope Postmark incomplete. Addressed to Mrs. Winsor Farnum Fryer, 26 Oak Street, Middleborough Massachusetts. Transit marks on Jun 7, 1897 9:30am in Springfield, Mass. and Jun 7, 1897 5:30pm in Middleborough, Mass. on the reverse.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 21, 1897, from Nell to her mother Mary Allen Swift: envelope Postmarked Nov [22,] 1897 9am in Merrick, Mass. Transit marks Nov 1897 in Springfield, Mass and Nov 22, 1897 5:30pm in Middleboro, Mass on reverse flap. Addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Swift, 28 Oak Street, Middleboro, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jan 30, 1898, from Nell to her mother Mary Allen Swift: envelope Postmarked Jan 31, 1898 1:30am in Springfield, Mass. Transit mark Jan 31, 1898 9am in Middleboro, Mass on reverse flap. Addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Swift, 28 Oak Street, Middleboro, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on May 15, 1898, from Nell to her mother Mary Allen Swift: envelope Postmarked May 16, 1898 11:15am in Springfield, Mass. Transit mark May 15, 1898 5:30pm in Middleboro, Mass on reverse flap. Addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Swift, 28 Oak Street, Middleboro, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
Two Letters Written on May 29, 1898 and Jun 5, 1898, from Nell to her mother Mary Allen Swift: envelope Postmarked Jun 5, 1898 5:45pm in Springfield, Mass. Transit mark Jun 6, 1898 8am in Middleboro, Mass on reverse flap. Addressed to Mrs. Mary Allen Swift, 28 Oak Street, Middleboro, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.; page 1 A second letter in the same envelope. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 12, 1898, from Nell to her mother Mary Allen Swift: envelope Postmarked Sep 13, 1898 11am in Springfield, Mass. Transit mark Sep 13, 1898 6:30pm in Middleboro, Mass on reverse flap. Addressed to Mrs. Mary Allen Swift, 28 Oak Street, Middleboro, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 18, 1898, from Nell to her mother Mary Allen Swift: envelope Postmarked Sep 19, 1898 1:30am in Springfield, Mass. Transit mark Sep 19, 1898 8am in Middleboro, Mass on reverse flap. Addressed to Mrs. Mary Allen Swift, 28 Oak Street, Middleboro, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 25, 1898, from Nell to her mother Mary Allen Swift: envelope Postmarked Sep 26, 1898 1:30am in Springfield, Mass. Transit mark Sep 26, 1898 8:30am in Middleboro, Mass on reverse flap. Addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Swift, 28 Oak Street, Middleboro, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 2, 1898, from Nell to her mother Mary Allen Swift: envelope Postmarked Oct 3, 1898 1:30am in Springfield, Mass. Transit mark Oct 3, 1898 8:30am in Middleboro, Mass on reverse flap. Addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Swift, 28 Oak Street, Middleboro, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written around Jan 15, 1912, to Nell from classmate Abby Turner: envelope Postmarked Jan 16, 1912 12:30pm in South Hadley. Addressed to Miss Nell H. Swift, 49 Vinal Ave, Somerville, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter.