Hannah Shepard Terry letter to Justin Perkins, 1838 November 13

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Creator	Terry, Hannah Shepard, 1795-1867
Addressee	Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869
Title	Hannah Shepard Terry letter to Justin Perkins, 1838 November 13
Dates	1838-11-13
Abstract	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.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages) ; 50 x 42 cm
Languages	English
Place of Production	Hartford (Conn.)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Terry, Hannah Shepard, 1795-1867 – Correspondence
Subject	Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869 – Correspondence
Subject	Amherst (Mass.) – History
Subject	Amherst (Mass.) – Church history
Subject	Amherst College. Class of 1838
Subject	Amherst College – History
Subject	Amherst College – Finance
Subject	Mount Holyoke Female Seminary – History
Subject	Eastman, Hepzibah, 1760-1838
Subject	Eastman, Hepzibah, 1760-1838 – Death and burial
Subject	Hunt, William W., 1796-1837 – Death and burial
Part of	Justin Perkins (AC 1829) Papers
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 2 Folder 4
Rights	No Copyright - United States