English: NPGallery

English: Mary M'Clintock Hunt

English: Organization: US National Park Service
Role: Curator
Address: Women's Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148

English: Richard Hunt, II

English: “Waterloo 8th mo 16th 1852
Dear Brother
Thy very interesting letter came to hand last fifth-day has thee got out of paper or how did it happen that thee had to use note paper but the paper is not of much consequence if it is well filled. I do not think Cousin Mary is home-sick for she wants to stay another week The folks all went up to see Cousin Lizzie and Burroughs off. Cousin L. has been spending the past week with us. We took the baby up to the village and had his Likeness taken it was very good indeed for a Baby. We have not commenced at the school yet, we think we shall next week. Thee must not eat too many peaches or thee will make thyself sick. I believe we have quite a good deal of Wheat Charlie dined here the other day he is going to write to thee soon. How long did Sallie stay with thee. I suppose thee was very glad to see her was thee not. We have had green Corn but once this Season I suppose they have plenty of it in Philadelphia. Our pear tree was very full indeed but they were most of them stolen the other night Has Wm. Garrigues many? Sarah has written but a very few lines indeed I thought she could fill the margins but she thinks she cannot fill more than one page at a time. We are pretty tired to-day as it is wash-day. Mother Aunt C Mary [illegible] and Willie are going to drive themselves down to Seneca Falls Aunt Catherine considers herself quite a driver but I do not we went out to see [illegible] Grundy last Seventh-day afternoon they have a delightful place Father wants the pen Our hired man’s name is William [Morin] he is not quite as old as George and Father has to be with them more. Wilmans live four miles out of Philadelphia, Aunt Eliza has got settled in her new house and likes it very much. Marcella was saying Yesterday that she intended to fill a sheet to thee when she got time. Ben sent them the [Wide] Wide World and Uncle Tom’s Cabin I am reading the first. it is very interesting indeed. Two friends from New York are to stop here to day on their way to Niagara. Aunt Catharine thought of going with them but has given it up on account of the Cholera. Mother has returned and says that we are going to have Company this afternoon and I suppose I must stop. Have your peas all gone Mary and I went out this morning and picked a Patent pail full. Willie has gone up to see his friend John Abbey as he is quite sick. I was at Elizabeth Huston’s yesterday she told me to give a great deal of love to thee. Please excuse this writing I will leave the rest for Sarah to finish
Thy ever affectionate Sister
Mary”
"Dear Brother Richard
As I had a little time I thought I would improve it in writing to thee, we are going to School next week to Miss Field Have you had any corn yet we have had it Several Times, have you many peaches we have not but a few. Elisabeth Dare is in the village but cannot come to see us for Several weeks, Mary Abbey and myself p[page blurred] this morning nearly a bushel of pea's we have two Acres of them right back of Aunt Eliza's house are yours all gone? I think they were very good for a change but do not like them every day, Aunt Catherine got four letters from Uncle George and one from Cassie this morning they are all very well. Pennie sends her love and a kiss. The baby grows finely he is so heavy I can scarcely hold him I must close so farewell from thy affectionate
Sister Sarah"

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English: Content Location: Waterloo, NY; Women's Rights National Historical Park, Seneca County, New York; Latitude: 42.9025993347168, Longitude: -76.8444976806641

English: U.S. National Park Service