Document Type
Archival Material
Publication Date
5-29-1842
Abstract
The correspondence consists of two letters, dated May 29, 1842 and July 23, 1843, from Elisa Hatch to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Comings, sent from Jacksonville, Florida. The writer describes to her brother and sister, in Greensboro, Vermont, her thoughts and experiences while living on the Florida frontier, two years prior to Florida's admission to statehood. The first letter, dated May 29, 1842, mentions her Boarding School for Young Ladies, and her role as a teacher in Southern aristocracy. She comments that she is able, by her own individual exertions, to support herself, her husband and children. She mentions the church at Mandarin, notes of books she has read, and the offer of a local lady to let her play the piano. Family news consists of her mother's marriage, the expenses of renting her house ($144 per year), her flourishing mulberry trees and other crops, and the orange trees being decimated by an unidentified insect. Box 1, Folder 4
Recommended Citation
Elisa Hatch. Letter. Jacksonville, Fla. from Elisa Hatch to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Comings "Dear Brother and Sister", 1842-05-29. University of North Florida, Thomas G. Carpenter Library Special Collections and Archives. UNF Digital Commons. https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/hatch/2/