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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03432.083 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Captain John Bryant, Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Title | Cornelius Lyman to John Bryant informing him of the death of his wife, and Bryant's sister, in childbirth |
| Date | 29-30 July 1798 |
| Author | Lyman, Cornelius (b. 1758) |
| Recipient | Bryant, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Lyman informs Captain Bryant that "my Dear Wife and your Sister," Sarah Mason, had died. Gives the details of Sarah's illness and death. She was pregnant and died of a fever not long after giving birth to a son that lived only a short time. Provides a long and melancholy account of the period surrounding her death. Describes his feelings over his loss and worries over how "mama in her advanced age" will bear the pain. The relation to Bryant was through his second-wife, Hannah Mason. Written from Presque Isle, which is now Erie, Pennsylvania. |
| Subjects | Women's History Death Children and Family Marriage |
| People | Lyman, Cornelius (b. 1758) Bryant, John (1742-1816) |
| Place written | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Cornelius Lyman, brother of general and congressman William Lyman, was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Captain John Bryant was the Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |