Pitcairn, Gertrude (Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn) (1855-1898)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1855-04-21 - 1898-03-27
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1874-04-17
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn.
G. R. Starkey thanks Gertrude for her card. He was going to write them a letter today except that Mrs. Perinchief was going up and could act as a living letter. He wonders if she had a good time in Georgetown and hopes she made it safely to Green Street. He hopes Gertrude enjoyed Lohengrin and that her sewing is going well. He also hopes her mother’s head has “recovered it’s sensibility,” as it is “such...
Dates:
1874-04-17
Letter from Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn to Dr. George R. Starkey, 1874-12-06
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn at “Home” to Dr. G. R. Starkey. Seal of a woman’s profile pressed into upper left corner.
Gertrude updates G. R. Starkey on life at home- sickness, new babies, Christmas preparations etc. She reports that she has been staying well by going to bed early and “taking the oxygen often.” Starkey has stated that he can provide Gertude with little except for an education, but Gertrude feels he could not have done more for her wellbeing than provide...
Dates:
1874-12-06
Letter from Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn to Dr. George R. Starkey, 1874-10-30
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn in Philadelphia to Dr. G. R. Starkey.
Gertude updates G. R. Starkey on life at home- weather, health, etc. She and her mother went to hear “Nasby” lecture last night, and “The Youngest” was received yesterday at 1638 Green St. with great pleasure. Dora ran into Mrs. Stokes and the twins while she was out on an errand, and the little girls are now getting ready to attend Mamie’s party. Gerturde is enjoying studying the times of Shakespeare and...
Dates:
1874-10-30
Letter from Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn to Dr. George R. Starkey, 1874-10-18
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn in Philadelphia to Dr. G. R. Starkey.
Gertrude wishes Starkey could have been at Church with them this morning; Mr. Mercer preached the most beautiful and moving sermon she has ever heard. She feels that a new spiritual and intellectual plane has opened to her over the past few months. She has a new and intense desire to have more love in her heart for her fellow beings and to be led by the Lord to be as useful in the world as she can be. She...
Dates:
1874-10-18