Box 01

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Letter regarding news of family and friends, Mrs. Semmes’ servants have lost a bundle of Julia’s letters leading her “not safe to trust anything with fashionable people for they will leave too much to their servants who are very often careless like their owners”, moving into the house they had purchased five years ago, recounting numerous summer storms in the area, and comforts Anna on the death of a little girl close to her. Includes transcript.

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Letter regarding news of family and friends, including the death of Anna’s uncle Notley.

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Letter regarding news of family and friends, discusses Anna’s uncle Notley’s will in which he cut out Eloise, and Matthew is building a cottage for the Russian minister who many believe won’t pay him. Includes transcript.

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Letter regarding Anna’s son Willie’s illness, Julia attempts to comfort her telling her not to be sad if God takes Willie to him. Also includes other news of family and friends, mostly illnesses and death.

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Letter regarding news of family and friends. Includes transcript.

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Letter regarding news of family and friends, recovery of Julia’s health, and the financial affairs of Wilfred and his wife’s economy.

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Letter regarding news of family and friends, recovery of Julia’s health. Includes transcript.

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Letter regarding news of family and friends.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection contains materials from the Smyth, Young, Willson, and Strong families that have resided at Trumpington Manor for over three centuries. Much of the collection is the correspondence of Anna Young of Washington D.C. who married into the Willson family at Trumpington. Much of the later material was compiled by Mildred Strong, including the research on the Smyth family.This collection contains four series: Young family papers; Willson family papers; Smyth family...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection contains materials from the Smyth, Young, Willson, and Strong families that have resided at Trumpington Manor for over three centuries. Much of the collection is the correspondence of Anna Young of Washington D.C. who married into the Willson family at Trumpington. Much of the later material was compiled by Mildred Strong, including the research on the Smyth family.This collection contains four series: Young family papers; Willson family papers; Smyth family...