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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08934.018 |
| From Archive Folder | Aurelia Hale letters |
| Title | Aurelia Hale to Sarah Woodbridge regarding her mother's ill health |
| Date | 10 April 1826 |
| Author | Hale, Aurelia (cb. 1798) |
| Recipient | Woodbridge, Sarah |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | She begins this letter to her mother by apologizing for her negligence in answering letters but assures her that it is not for lack of affection, but lack of time. She expresses sympathy and concern to her mother regarding both her and Aurelia's sister Sarah's ill health, and hopes that they both improve quickly. Of her mother, she comments that "your life has been one continual scene of sorrow and trouble, but few roses have scattered your path." She also expresses interest in her brother Horatio, who she has not heard from recently. |
| 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) Woodbridge, Sarah (fl. 1822-1823) |
| Place written | Washington, Georgia |
| Theme | Women in American History; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Foreign Affairs; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |