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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.803.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Correspondence with Sally & Henry Bromfield |
| Title | Sally Bromfield to Henry Bromfield on family and the revolutionary war |
| Date | 19 April 1777 |
| Author | Bromfield, Sally (fl. 1777) |
| Recipient | Bromfield, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Affectionate, and at some points funny, letter to her brother. Jokes about who in the family was going to take up the pen to write him. Worries about the destruction the war is causing. Says she "cannot help hoping that an overuling providence will interpose in our favor before we are utterly ruin'd." Says respectful gentleman are being dragged out of their houses and surrounded by the rabble. Laments the evil side of human nature. Sends family's love. Postscript says she has sent several letters before this and asks him to pick up red leather pocketbooks for ladies, if he can find them. |
| Subjects | Women's History Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Revolutionary War Loyalist Mobs and Riots |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |