Pitcairn, Gertrude (Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn) (1855-1898)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1855-04-21 - 1898-03-27
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Edith Abell to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1870-05-02
Item
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Edith Abell at 173 Charles Street to “Gertie” Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. “C. V. Mills Congress” seal pressed into upper left corner.
Edith, busy with preparations, has failed to keep up her correspondences. She recently saw Mr. Nadleigh at the Apollo Club rooms, and he asked her to send regards to Gertrude. She trusts Gertrude’s mother “has less care” than last time she saw her, when she was very charitably hosting the Pendletons. Edith and her mother are moving to...
Dates:
1870-05-02
Letter from Edith Abell to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1875-09-14
Item
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Edith Abell in Milan to Gertrude "Gertie" Starkey Pitcairn. Letter in delicate condition.
Edith thanks Gertrude for her letter and the photograph of herself. She thinks Gertrude looks a trifle sad and reproachful in the picture, and she wonders if the “photographing man” messed with her hair to get her head straight. She thanks Gertrude for the report about her family and the Barretts. Edith hasn’t written to the Barretts yet herself due to her pile of unanswered...
Dates:
1875-09-14