BIB_ID
281979
Accession number
MA 7295
Creator
Austen, Fanny, 1790-1814.
Display Date
1810 Sept. 23.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 25.1 cm
Notes
To her sister, born Esther (or Ester) Palmer, wife of James Christie Esten.
With remains of seal; addressed: Mrs. J.C. Esten / St. Georges / Bermuda.
With remains of seal; addressed: Mrs. J.C. Esten / St. Georges / Bermuda.
Summary
Concerning the happy return of her husband, Capt. Charles Austen, from sea; family news and accounts of the children; mail and her disappointment at receiving no letters from her family in the August packet; gifts and purchases of fabric, clothing, etc., which she will be sending to Bermuda, including "some part of our brothers Frank's China present"; news that Tom Fowle has just passed his examination for lieutenant.
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