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Hannah Shepard letter to Justin Perkins, 1837 April 9

Terry, Hannah Shepard, 1795-1867

H. Shepard letter to Justin Perkins in which Shepard writes regarding her church (First Congregational Church in Amherst), individuals known to both of them, specimens received from abroad for Amherst College and Professor Hitchcock, and interest in intelligence received about the Nestorian Mission and Perkins. Specifically mentioned in the letter are: Washburn, Reverend Mr. Bent, Reverend Mr. Haven, Mr. Theodore Lyman, his widow (Susan Willard Whitney Lyman), their son (Henry Lyman), Schneider, Henry Homes, Miss Whiting, her parents, Brother and Sister Boltwood, their son George Shepard Boltwood, Mr. Sweetser, his son John Howard, Mrs. Washburn, Miss Sophie Parsons, and Reverend Mr. Aiken.

Hannah Shepard letter to Justin Perkins, 1837 April 9
Hannah Shepard Terry letter to Justin Perkins, 1838 November 13

Terry, Hannah Shepard, 1795-1867

H.S. Terry letter to Justin Perkins in which Terry writes regarding her marriage, her husband and his children, individuals from Amherst, the church and clergymen there, financial difficulties at Amherst College and contributions to the school, the last commencement at the College, its troublesome graduating class, personal insults to Professor Fiske by the class, revivals in the country, Miss Lyon's school in S. Hadley, marriages, births, deaths, her own church and Sabbath School in Hartford, a visit from the widow of Henry Lyman, and her own family. She also responds to information in a letter from Perkins. Individuals discussed in some detail in the letter include: Mrs. (Hepzibah) Eastman, Mr. Hunt, Mrs. Fiske, Mr. Sweetser, Miss Caldwell, and sister Boltwood. Many others are also mentioned.

Hannah Shepard Terry letter to Justin Perkins, 1838 November 13