Box 1
Contains 73 Results:
Letter. Ebenezer F. Gay, Dedham, Massachusetts, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1835 February 26.
The author discusses work plans for the summer.
Letter. G[eorge] H. Richards, Conneaut, Ohio, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1837 October 16.
Writing from Conneaut on Lake Erie in the Ohio Western Reserve, George Richards tells his brother of letters received; of his pleasure in reading a newspaper from his native Boston; and of the mild weather and bountiful produce of the area, especially black walnuts.
Letter. Geo[rge] H. Richards, Jackson, Missouri, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1838 June 17.
George writes Henry of the novelty of life in southeast Missouri, describing local idioms of speech, a slave auction, encounters with black people, and "shocks of earthquakes". He notes his intention of settling in Illinois once he raises the money to buy land.
Letter. Geo[rge] H. Richards, Jackson, Missouri, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts , 1838 August 26.
George inquires about circumstances in Boston and discusses life in Missouri and the West generally, including his work as a builder and the season's crops.
Letter. Geo[rge] H. Richards, Jackson, Missouri, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts , 1838 October 11.
George speaks of a recent illness and of his continued determination to buy farmland in Illinois.
Letter. F[rederick] H. Whitney, Charleston, South Carolina, to "Dear Henry" [Henry Richards], n.p., 1839 March 17.
The first of a series of personal letters to Henry Richards from his friend Frederick H. Whitney (ca. 1816-1877), a Boston native now in business in Charleston.
Letter. Frederick H. Whitney, Charleston, South Carolina, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1839 July 1.
The author discusses life in Charleston, including the seasonal onset of yellow fever, the oppressive heat, and fruit and vegetable produce.
Letter. Edw[ar]d T. Thompson, New York, New York, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1839 October 16.
The author, a friend, describes his business responsiblities in New York.
Letter. Geo[rge] H. Richards, Hillsboro, Illinois, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1839 October 29.
George's first letter from Hillsboro is in large part a diatribe against the postal service and the local postmaster.
Letter. F[rederick] H. Whitney, Charleston, South Carolina, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840 January 28.
Whitney instructs Richards regarding the delivery of some goods.
Letter. Geo[rge] H. Richards, Hillsboro, Illinois, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840 February 11.
Letter. F[rederick] H. Whitney, Charleston, South Carolina, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840 February 21.
Whitney discusses the price of cotton and the weather in Boston and Charleston.
Letter. Geo[rge] H. Richards, Hillsboro, Illinois, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840 June 14.
The author discusses plans to travel to Boston and inquires about family, friends, and the political climate in Massachusetts.
Letter. F[rederick] H. Whitney, Charleston, South Carolina, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840 June 19.
Whitney reports on heavy rains in South Carolina and inquires after family and friends.
Letter. Geo[rge] H. Richards, Hillsboro, Illinois, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840 July 2.
Richards discusses a sawmill he is currently building (and plans to operate), and his difficulties in acquiring materials for its construction. Remarks that it has been three years since he left Boston for the West.
Letter. Geo[rge] H. Richards, Cincin[n]ati, Ohio, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840 November 6.
A short letter written from Cincinnati on Richards' trip home from Boston. Brief mention of William Henry Harrison's apparent victories in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia.
Letter. F[rederick] H. Whitney, Charleston, South Carolina, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840 Nov 18.
Whitney informs Richards of an impending visit to Boston.
Letter. Geo[rge] H. Richards, Hillsboro, Illinois, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840 November 24.
Letter. Geo[rge] H. Richards, Hillsboro, Illinois, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840 December 20.
The author mentions Whig politics, his work at the mill, and the cold weather.
Letter. F[rederick] H. Whitney, Charleston, South Carolina, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840 December 21.
Whitney discusses the sale of a draft and reminds Richards of a previously shipped box.
Letter. F[rederick] H. Whitney, Charleston, South Carolina, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1841 March 8.
A business letter regarding small shipments of rice and palm oil.
Letter. Geo[rge] H. Richards, Hillsboro, Illinois, to Henry Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1841 March 28 to April 4
This letter is the first to mention George Richards' future wife, Irene Huse Lincoln.
Letter. F[rederick] H. Whitney, Charleston, South Carolina, to Henry Richards, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1841 April 10.
Whitney mentions his recent marriage (29 February 1841) to Sarah Anthony, whose father, now deceased, operated a soap and candle manufactory in Charleston.
Letter. Geo[rge] H. Richards, Hillsboro, Illinois, to Henry Richards, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1841 June 16.
The author discusses the affairs of family and friends in Boston, expresses his support for a war with England, and comments on the "bad state of society" in St. Louis, including crime and race relations.
Letter. F[rederick] H. Whitney, Charleston, South Carolina, to Henry Richards, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1841 July 12.
Whitney discusses business affairs and future travel plans.
Letter. Geo[rge] H. Richards, Hillsboro, Illinois, to Henry Richards, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 1841 November 28.
Richards describes hunting deer with friends in Audubon, Illinois.
Letter. F[rederick] H. Whitney, Charleston, South Carolina, to Henry Richards, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1841 December 27.
Whitney chides Richards for the brevity of his recent letters, and reports the birth a son, Frederic Anthony. He reports the dissolution of his business partnership, intending to proceed "on my own account", despite a lack of funds. In response to an inquiry from Richards about relocating to Charleston, he states that ". . .there is nothing in your line of business going on here there are numbers of vacant stores with high rents. . . ."
Letter. [George H. Richards], Hillsboro, Illinois, to Henry Richards, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 1842 January 16.
The author discusses the market for veneers in Boston, the unseasonably warm weather, a physical attack against a mutual friend named Bill Allen, and the failing of the Cairo Bank. The bank failure worries the author, who remarks that it issued more than half the circulating notes in the state and that it will be hard to raise money as a result of the failure. The author also discusses the possibility of running a steam boat route from New Orleans to St. Louis.
Letter. G[eorge] H. R[ichards], Hillsboro, Illinois, to Henry Richards, n.p., 1842 March 20.
Richards discusses travel plans to Boston and the status of Illinois banks. He also describes the activities of a man named "Honest Jim" who has begun a candidacy for the state legislature.
Letter. "Ina" [Irene Huse Lincoln Richards], Hillsboro, Illinois, to Elisabeth L. Lincoln, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 1842 August.
In her first surviving letter from Illinois, Irene Richards provides her sister Elisabeth (b. c.1804) with a thorough overview of her new domestic and social life. She describes her daily routine, her small home (comprising a parlor, kitchen, sleeping room, and cellar), and speaks a great deal of diet and food preparation.