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Letter No. |
Date Written |
Author |
Addressee |
Text |
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July 11, 1856 |
Abraham Hamblin of Wisconsin |
Gladwyn Family of Lewis Co., N. Y. |
settling in Wisconsin |
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| 2 |
August 17, 1864 |
Hiram Wallace |
Conklins of Brownville, N. Y. |
Civil War letter from Wash., D. C. |
| 3 |
December 25, 1866 |
Adelia Adams of Chaumont, N. Y. |
Albert Adams in Michigan |
w. to h. who was working in MI |
| 4 |
January 28, 1867 |
Adelia Adams of Chaumont, N. Y. |
Albert Adams in Michigan |
w. to h. who was working in MI |
| 5 |
March 19, 1867 |
Adelia Adams of Chaumont, N. Y. |
Albert Adams in Michigan |
w. to h. who was working in MI |
| 6 |
April 27, 1867 |
Priscilla & Wm. Gladwyn of Sackets Harbor, N. Y. |
Conklins of Brownville, N. Y. |
between families |
| 7 |
March 16, 1868 |
Priscilla & Wm. Gladwyn living near Lowville, N. Y. |
Conklins of Brownville, N. Y. |
between families longing to be nearer |
| 8 |
November 14, 1870 |
Priscilla & Wm. Gladwyn living near Lowville, N. Y. |
Conklins of Brownville, N. Y. |
between families, weathering lonely days in those hard times |
| 9 |
December 25, 1870 |
Priscilla & Wm. Gladwyn living near Lowville, N. Y. |
Conklins of Brownville, N. Y. |
A Christmas letter between sisters and their husbands - trying to be upbeat |
| 10 |
July 16, 1871 |
Priscilla & Wm. Gladwyn living near Lowville, N. Y. |
Conklins of Brownville, N. Y. |
A more optimistic letter between families |
| 11 |
February 4, 1872 |
Priscilla & Wm. Gladwyn living near Lowville, N. Y. |
Conklins of Brownville, N. Y. |
Another depressing winter letter. |
| 12 |
August 25, 1872 |
Priscilla & Wm. Gladwyn, living near Lowville, N. Y. |
Conklins of Brownville, N. Y. |
More insight to the difference in lifestyles between sisters - little tolerance on part of author |
| 13 |
December 8, 1872 |
Priscilla Gladwyn, living near Lowville, N. Y. |
Laurentine Conklin, Brownville, N. Y. |
h. is working long hours while Priscilla raises her little Minnie |
| 14 |
February 9, 1873 |
Priscilla Gladwyn, living near Lowville, N. Y. |
Laurentine Conklin, Brownville, N. Y. |
A longing to settle in the West |
| 15 |
April 11, 1873 |
Priscilla Gladwyn, living near Lowville, N. Y. |
Laurentine Conklin, Brownville, N. Y. |
Expressing hopes of a move - to Pillar Point or out West |
| 16 |
July 20, 1874 |
Wm. Gladwyn, Sr. of Lowville, N. Y. |
Wm. & Priscilla Gladwyn, Jr. of Dexter, N. Y. |
A lonely, elderly father wants attention from his son! Lowville news, too. |
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Letter No. |
Date Written |
Author |
Adressee |
Text |
| 17 |
January 11, 1882 |
Mrs. L. D. Adams of Sebwaing, MI |
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Gladwyn & Minnie of Dexter, N. Y. |
Death of Durgy Ackerman in Sebewaing, MI |
| 18 |
March 12, 1882 April 9, 1882 |
Mrs. Mahala Ackerman and dtr. |
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Gladwyn & Minne of Dexter, N. Y. |
general chit-chat back to her Dexter-Pillar Point family |
| 19 |
November 21, 1886 |
Mrs. Wm. R. (Priscilla) Gladwyn of Dexter, N. Y. |
Mr. Gladwyn and their daughter, Minnie |
Short note of acknowledgment from h. and dtr. who are in Kansas |
| 20 |
November 24, 1886 |
Mrs. Wm. R. (Priscilla Gladwyn of Dexter, N. Y. |
Mr. Gladwyn and their daughter, Minnie |
She borrowed, locally, money to keep the two in Kansas |
| 21 |
December 5, 1886 |
Miss Libbie Prame of Lowville, N. Y. |
Cousin Minnie Gladwyn who is in Kansas for health reasons |
An amusing letter from a teenage girl |
| 22 | December 10, 1886 |
Mrs. Charlotte Gladwyn Prame of Lowville, N. Y. |
Niece Minnie Gladwyn who is in Kansas for health reasons |
Upbeat letter telling about life near Lowville, N. Y. in the winter |
| 23 | February 25, 1887 |
Mrs. Wm. R. (Priscilla) Gladwyn now living with sister near Brownville, N. Y. |
Mr. Gladwyn and daughter, Minnie, who are in Kansas for health reasons |
A motherly letter worrying because there has been no word from her family in Kansas. |
| 24 | April 19, 1887 |
Mrs. Wm. R. (Priscilla) Gladwyn of Dexter, N. Y.
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Minnie Gladwyn who may now be visiting in Michigan
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Another motherly letter -- quite dictatorial |
| 25 | January 24, 1888 |
Mrs. Lavinia J. Conklin Sipes of Ravenna, MI |
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Conklin of near Brownville, N. Y. |
Letter between cousins after a prior visit |
| 26 | August 11, 1890 |
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Gladwyn of Dexter, N. Y. |
Miss Minnie Gladwyn staying in Lowville, N. Y. with her Aunt Lottie Prame |
Worrisome letter from parents of a not-well daughter. |
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February 15, 1895 |
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Mr. L. W. Densmore, a genealogist for the Hartwell Family
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Mr. Wm. R. Gladwyn of Dexter, N. Y.
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A letter seeking and commenting on the genealogy of the Hartwell & Hamblin families |
| 28 |
January 17, 1897 |
Mr. Bert Sprague, Cohoctah, MI |
Mr. Wm. R. Gladwyn of Dexter, N. Y. |
A nephew reminisces of better times and relates much sickness |
| 29 | March 29, 1897 |
Mr. Herbert D. Conklin of near Brownville, N. Y. |
Miss Minnie Gladwyn of Dexter, N. Y. |
Romance between cousins |
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30 |
May 19, 1897 |
ditto |
ditto |
arranging a visit and stay at the farm |
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Letter No. |
Date Written |
Author |
Addressee |
Text |
| 31 | August 6, 1908 |
Mrs. Minnie Conklin, living in Star Lake, N. Y. for health reasons |
Mr. Herbert D. Conklin, of near Brownville |
Minnie in Star Lake for health reasons writes to husband back home |
| 32 | August, 1908 |
Mrs. Wm. (Carrie Chapman) Conklin of Brownville, NY |
Mrs. Minnie Conklin, living in Star Lake, N. Y. |
long, lively letter by a young farm wife to her ill s-i-l - amusing letter - shows a delightful personality |
| 33 | August 27, 1908 |
Mr. Wm. R. Gladwyn, now a resident of Brownville, N. Y. |
Mrs. Minnie Conklin, living in Star Lake, NY for health reasons |
very short note mainly to warn Minnie to travel light for homecoming |
| 34 | Summer 1921 |
Mrs. Herbert (Minnie) Conklin of near Brownville, N. Y. |
Mr. Herbert D. Conklin of near Brownville, N. Y. |
Minnie takes a vacation to the 1000 Islands - boat goes up on a shoal |
| 35 | February 17, 1924 |
Mr. Michel Thomas of Lowville, N. Y. |
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Conklin of near Brownville, N. Y. |
A very enlightening account of a trip to Washington, D.C. by a native of France |
| 36 | March 26, 1924 |
Mrs. Lovinia Sipes of Ravenna, MI, born on Pillar Point, N. Y. in 1835 |
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Conklin of near Brownville, N. Y. |
An 89-yr. old Jeff. Co. native tells of her family |
| 37 | February 5, 1926 |
Mrs. Lovinia Sipes of Reavenna, MI, born on Pillar Point, N. Y. in 1835 |
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Conklin of near Brownville, N. Y. |
Shortly before her death, author is grateful for Minnie’s letter; also tells about crop prices. |
| 38 | October, 1930 |
Mrs. Charlotte Prame of Ithaca, N. Y. |
Mrs. Minnie Conklin of near Brownville, N. Y. |
Almost 80, the author of Letter No. 22, writes of her daily life in the home of her g-dtrs. |
| 39 | October, 1930 |
Mrs. Charlotte Prame of Ithaca, N. Y. |
Mrs. Minnie Conklin of near Brownville, N. Y. |
A year before her death, this 80 yr. old, writes another nice letter; but she’s also worrying about grave upkeep on family graves at Lowville Cemetery |
| 40 | November 17/18, 1936 |
Miss Henrietta Gladwyn of Los Angeles, CA |
Mrs. Minnie Conklin of near Brownville, N. Y. |
Reveals the daily life of a spinster who recently lost her spinster sister. Lengthy letter -- quite descriptive and shows much eccentricity |