C-1 1817, July 23 Letter to Eliza Kirkland in Clinton from her brother John in Cambridge MA. He tells of his visiting relatives in Lebanon, CT. Also tells of the death of Sophia Hill and the care he took to alleviate the sorrows of her family.
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1817, July 23 - Letter to Eliza Kirkland from John Thornton Kirkland.
C-3 1819, July 15 Letter to E. R. in Clinton from John T. Kirkland, Cambridge, MA. John sends his condolences to E. R. upon the death of his sister, Eliza. John mentions that his mother is very ill and cannot be told of her daughter's death, for it would "destroy her."
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1819, July 15 - Letter to Edward Robinson from John Thornton Kirkland, expressing condolences upon the death of Eliza Kirkland.
C-3 1819, July 26 Letter to E. R. in Clinton from his father, William Robinson, Southington, CT. The letter consists of 2 folios, but folio 2r contains but seven lines of writing; the rest of the page has been cut (not torn) off and hence the closing remarks and signature are lacking. The missing part of the letter was found in another cache of letters dating from the 1830s. William wrote this letter to console E. R. on the death of his first wife, Eliza Kirkland. [This is the second letter E. R. received from his father concerning the death of Eliza. An earlier letter dated July 19 is in the Ham. College Archives.]
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1819, July 19 - Letter to Edward Robinson from his father, William Robinson.