File:File-Jennie -?- letter to Richard Hunt, II (b170c8cec10a45dd92b1dd83b26e5259).pdf

English: NPGallery

English: Jennie

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: “Monday Morning
My Dear Cousin,
Your very welcome letter was received some three weeks since It was my intention to answer it immediately, but has been prevented by numerous things. Last week Kate and her children were with us all the week, and Mother and I returned with them, reached home last evening, and this morning, finding myself again in the quiet, thought best to commence paying off my debts in the shape of letters uniting or I should come out minus any correspondents, as many as eight unanswered letters are now in my Portfolio. On arriving home last night found two letters to greet me one from Mary Spackman and one from Hannah [Saris]. Mary says they have settled down to making shirts and that Kate and Sally are doing the same. How much I should love to peep in and see them all if they will only come out next summer wont we have a merry time. you will then be home and everything is so lovely in summer we couldn’t help enjoying ourselves.
Waterloo at present is very dull no parties sociables or anything of the kind. in fact I would rather remain at home. I received a comic valentine from Maggie Faulkner last week It was the funniest affair I have seen this year she also favored me with a letter that remains to be answered among the rest. Last week while [-----] was here we was at Mrs Bakers to an Oyster supper, had a delightful time Walter was there also. Kit Draper & I intend going up to Em’s this week to pop corn When we go there we fell priveleged to do as we are a mind. Ben & Em join us and act as badly as any of us.
Since I last wrote you have been to Seneca Falls to an Oyster supper at Mrs Haighs there were about thirty there enjoyed it seceedingly reached home about half past one rather late for one that pretends to keep good hours. Mrs Glover & Eleanora returned from NY last week they say Hetty Swift is so weak she cant help herself in the least It is not likely she will ever recover. she has consumption and dropsy together.
Your little brother George had been quite sick with a cold but I believe is now better. have not heard from him since we returned from Clyde It is a lovely day, and sleighing delightful. I dont expect to take a ride but a walk think I should enjoy the latter the most as when riding am always cold I hope you will overlook this awful writing my hands are so cold can barley hold my pen. Mother sends an abundance of love as well as myself write soon again. and believe me your true cousin
Jennie”
[In same envelope with letter from Sarah M'Clintock Hunt, II dated 1/16/1853.]

English: 1180

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