Pitcairn, Gertrude (Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn) (1855-1898)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1855-04-21 - 1898-03-27
Found in 124 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn to Dr. George R. Starkey, 1875
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn at “Home” to her father, Dr. George R. Starkey. Seal of a woman’s profile pressed into upper left corner. Dated “Last day of fall.,” no year. Possibly 1873/1874, filed under 1875.
The family is comfortable, though Mother has a cough and Carrie is ill. “Em” was in for tea this afternoon after taking the oxygen, and she was “all excitement” at the idea of Gertrude going to Boston. After going through the expenses involved (cashmere dress, hat,...
Dates:
1875
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 Gertrude with little except for an education, but Gertrude feels he could not have done more for her wellbeing than...
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.
Gertrude 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...
Dates:
1874-10-30
Letter from Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn to Dr. George R. Starkey, 1875-04-01
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Typed copy of a letter from Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn in Philadelphia to her father, Dr. George R. Starkey.
Gertrude has been intending to answer her father’s letter regarding her potential confirmation into the Church, but the family’s time has been taken up by Mrs. P.’s sickness. Mrs. P. still suffers, but she was moved to Mrs. Knight’s yesterday, which Gertrude feels is better for everyone. Mr. Pendleton consulted with Mr. Arthur and saw no objection to performing the confirmation in the...
Dates:
1875-04-01
Letter from J. P. Worrell to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1873-12-19
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Letter from J. P. Worrell in Terre Houte, Indiana to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn.
Worrel writes to Gertrude for reassurance that he was not too forward in asking permission to write to her during his last visit. Although his motives are worthy, he was hesitant to ask for fear that he might be rebuked or bring her embarrassment. He writes, “No encouragement had been received to lead me to hope that you could feel any interest in me, and I acted solely from a desire to know if possible better a...
Dates:
1873-12-19
Letter from Pauline Starkey Wells to Edward "Ned" Starkey, 1875-07-11
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Pauline “Paul” Starkey Wells in Woodside, CA to her brother, Edward “Ned” Starkey. “S” seal pressed into upper lefthand corner.
Paul thinks Ned would enjoy California and wishes he could be there with her. All the animals on the ranch respond to their names, and the dogs, cats, and chickens all eat out of the same dish without any fuss. They have not gone horseback riding yet because Addie has had a sore throat and Paul doesn’t have a riding skirt. However Addie is...
Dates:
1875-07-11
Letter from Pauline Starkey Wells to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1875-09-25
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Pauline “Paul” Starkey Wells in Woodside, CA to her sister, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn.
Paul has not been able to practice much because the house walls are very thin, and the noise would annoy people. She reports that Albert (Green) has not made any romantic attempts because he feels he is far below her station. She likes him, but thinks it “would be simply impossible to love him.” She is glad Gertrude doesn’t care for Horace, though she would like to have him as a...
Dates:
1875-09-25
Letter from Pauline Starkey Wells to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1875-10-04
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Pauline Starkey Wells in Woodside, CA to her sister, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn.
Pauline has been very busy picking apples this week because Uncle Robert couldn’t find another man to help Albert Green with the harvest. She has spent quite a bit of time with Green, which he has evidently been enjoying. Pauline writes about Green, “He really behaved beautifully, and if I had not been so well brought up I wouldn’t answer for the consequences.” However Green has advised...
Dates:
1875-10-04
Letter from Pauline Starkey Wells to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1875-11-06
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Pauline “Paul” Starkey Wells in Woodside, CA to her sister, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. Seal pressed into the upper lefthand corner reads “CAREW” (or "GAREW") surrounded by a laurel wreath.
Paul has been anxiously awaiting Gertrude’s letter and was glad to receive it. She expects to hear the decision sometime next week. If she can’t come home now, she wonders if she might come home in the spring. She was interested to hear about Gertude’s boy; She knew Gertrude could...
Dates:
1875-11-06
Letter from Pauline Starkey Wells to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1875
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Pauline "Paul" Starkey Wells to her sister, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn.
It will cost only about 30¢ to ship Gertrude a trunk, so Paul has packed two white skirts, one plain and one ruffled, her “under waist,” and Paul’s fan for her. She couldn’t find Gerturde’s white slippers. She got out the dress while the Tuller boys were over on Saturday night, and they decided it was pretty enough to be worth the money to fix. Paul already knows the polka quadrille, but she asks...
Dates:
1875