Vassar College Digital Library

Wyman, Anne (Southworth) | from family, January 31, 1882:

Advanced search

Wyman, Anne (Southworth) | from family, January 31, 1882:

Content Warning
The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
Access Control
Open
Date
31 Jan [1882]
Subject (Topical)
Women college students
New York (State)
Women college students
New York (State)
Poughkeepsie
Details
Member of
Wyman, Anne (Southworth). Letters, 1882
Identifier
vassar:54197,Folder 75.4; VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-01-31_075_004_005
Extent
1 item
Format
6 p.
Type
letter,Text
Rights
For more information about rights and reproduction, visit http://specialcollections.vassar.edu/policies/permissionto.html
Publisher
Online collection published by Vassar College Libraries, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

 

: VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-01-31_075_004_005_001
Jan. 31

Tuesday

Dear Anne I wrote to you last week perhaps Father did not put it in so soon as he ought but I guess you have got it by this time if not please drop me a postal & I’ll try to remember what I wrote.

I went into B - on Saturday got your worsted which I will send with this. I got you 2 sun flowers but could get no pansies. You are not at College to make patchwork [on?] that [will?] [rack?]. I have got a lot of silk ^thread but I will not send it for you may not want it. Etta is

 

: VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-01-31_075_004_005_002
still here. She is very good when alone with us but when her mother was here Sat & Sun I wanted to have the privilege of spanking her she was so disagreeable. She cried 3 days. once with tooth ache & I had it out & the next morning with the gum ache but she had to go to school the 3.d morning said her stomach ached & I told her she couldn’t get rid of school any way. She did’nt trouble me any more & now she likes to go. I will send the book by this mail. I sent in that last letter a few postage stamps. I will

 

: VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-01-31_075_004_005_003
commence those dark red curtains today. I will read into the first one the foregone conclusion one of Nowels and in the other one of the Waverly’s. I have read aloud to [...] the 10 years in the life of Princess Slam Slam [sp: Salm-Salm] - she was in the war of the rebellion and in the late Mexican war her husband was prisoner with Maxmillian and he was killed in the franco prussian war. It is quite interesting but I dont believe everything she writes. I shall read the Century magizine aloud. We cant find out who sent it. Your Aunt
I wrote from Washington

 

: VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-01-31_075_004_005_004
she was in court the last day of the “celebrated” trial & had a seat near the prisoner. Please drop me a postal billing me if you [rec.]? This & the other letter & also the book & the bundle.

With love
Mother

The bundle contains medium worsted & sunflowers Mr Luckers eyes are so bad he is almost blind. I can get for you that book of Mark Twains if you have not already got it or one to take its place.

 

: VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-01-31_075_004_005_005
Stoughton
Jan
31
Mass.

Anne C. Southworth
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
New York


 

: VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-01-31_075_004_005_006
If not delivered within 10 days, to be returned to
Mary C. Southworth
Stoughton
Mass

 

: VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-01-31_075_004_005_007
Poughkeepsie N. Y. Recd
Feb