Since Samuel Kirkland's daughter Elisa left so soon, VanVleck was not able to close her account. He now requests the payment, payable to Henry Tenbrook.
not survive another week. At Utica Elisabeth saw several of the Kirkland family and M. A. Wetmore (with whom she took tea). Mrs. Lothrop is to spend the winter in Boston. She has been this fall to South Carolina with Samuel to visit Sarah. The latter is there with the same lady with whom she was placed at Bethlehem. The Whigs were defeated in the election in consequence of the measure of the abolitionists
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1838, November 28 - Letter to Edward Robinson from his sister Elisabeth.