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Orra White Hitchcock letter to Mary Hitchcock and Jane Hitchcock, 1850 July 28
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Creator: Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863
Addressee: Hitchcock, Mary, 1824-1899
Addressee: Putnam, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock, 1833-1894
Addressee: Hitchcock, Mary, 1824-1899
Addressee: Putnam, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock, 1833-1894
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1850-07-28 - 1850-08-01
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A letter from Orra White Hitchcock to her children, directed to "Mary and Jane in particular & the rest in general." Much of the letter is devoted to expressing her desire for more frequent letters and news, no matter how mundane, from her children. She also offers each of her children advice and direction about their individual endeavours. She reports on their father's ill health and her hope that the weather will be warmer when they reach "the continent." Orra inquires about things at home, initially scolding Kate for not writing, but relenting after receiving a letter from her a couple of days later. Orra describes her travel with her husband(accompanied, at times, by their friends the Tappans) throughout Ireland and Scotland in great detail, focusing especially on Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. She writes extensively about their modes of travel, the landscape, the people, and the houses and dress. She shares her method for dealing with the many persistent "beggars" she encounters on the streets of Ireland, which is to go out with food in her pockets and when asked for money give out pieces of bread. She ends with a brief description of the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science which she and Edward attended in Edinburgh. The letter was begun on July 28, 1850, with portions added over the next few days, with the final portion being written on August 1, 1850.
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