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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08934.044 |
| From Archive Folder | Aurelia Hale letters |
| Title | Aurelia Hale to Sarah W. Nichols (née Hale) cancelling her plans to go up north |
| Date | 4 May 1835 |
| Author | Hale, Aurelia (cb. 1798) |
| Recipient | Nichols, Sarah W. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | They will not be going North this spring after all, because Thomas has to go to New Orleans to buy property and pursue business, and rather than go alone, Aurelia wants to accompany him. They also hope to visit his brother while they are traveling. She reports that her husband has bought her several things recently, including a gold buckle, and describes him as neither extravagant nor thrifty. |
| 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, Sarah W. (fl. 1821-1837) |
| Place written | Prairie, Alabama |
| 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 |