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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08934.001 |
| From Archive Folder | Aurelia Hale letters |
| Title | Aurelia Hale to Horatio Hale regarding a voyage |
| Date | 1-2 May 1821 |
| Author | Hale, Aurelia (cb. 1798) |
| Recipient | Hale, Horatio |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter to her brother Horatio, sent upon docking in New York on her way to Georgia. She talks briefly about life on board the ship, including dining with several men from her hometown of Hartford, and complains that they docked in New York three hours late due to adverse weather conditions. She also indicates that while she misses home, she does not regret leaving. The letter takes up both sides of the first page of the document. The second page is largely blank, and the part of it containing Horatio Hale's name and address has fallen off. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Travel African American History Slavery Latin and South America Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Hale, Aurelia (cb. 1798) Hale, Horatio (fl. 1821-1826) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Women in American History; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Foreign Affairs; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Aurelia Hale was born in Glastonbury, in Hartford, Connecticut sometime before 20 December 1798. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |