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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.05.24 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of brothers James and Theodore Goold [Decimalized .01-.23] Collection of letters to Albert Gillett [Decimalized .24- .31] |
| Title | Etta Summers to Albert Gillett introducing herself as a possibly wife |
| Date | 23 May 1888 |
| Author | Summers, Etta (fl. 1888) |
| Recipient | Gillett, Albert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter introducing herself to Albert Gillet as a possible wife. Tells him "I am of an affectionate nature, a great lover of home. I like to keep a house nice. I would like to keep my husband clean & nice & to keep my own self clean & tidy...I like to trust & to be trusted to love & be loved." Informs him that she has two girls and is currently working, but would quit her job if he would like. Inquires as to whether or not he has children. Asks him to send a picture of himself. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Marriage Labor Children and Family Photography |
| People | Summers, Etta (fl. 1888) Gillett, Albert (fl. 1888-1895) |
| Place written | Scottsburgh, New York |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | No connection has been made between Etta Summers, Albert Gillett, and the Goold soldiers who wrote the previous letters in this collection. They could possibly be later relatives of the family. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |