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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08934.050 |
| From Archive Folder | Aurelia Hale letters |
| Title | Two Letters discussing Joseph Hale's health and friendship |
| Date | 1837 |
| Author | Hale, Joseph (fl. 1837) |
| Additional authors | Buck, Winthrop (fl. 1837) |
| Recipient | Walters, [?] Sounder, [?] |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | This folio includes two letters. The first is addressed to Mr. Walters and Mr. Sounder from Joseph Hale and focuses on his health, which has been poor for years due to a cough that is especially bad in the winter. He seems sure that he will die soon. The second letter is simply addressed to a friend, though it is seems from the contents that the recipient is meant to be Joseph. It is from Winthrop Buch, who expresses his respect and affection for Joseph. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Travel African American History Slavery Latin and South America Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Hale, Joseph (fl. 1837) Buck, Winthrop (fl. 1837) |
| Place written | Weathersfield, Connecticut |
| Theme | Women in American History; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Foreign Affairs; 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 |