Pitcairn, Gertrude (Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn) (1855-1898)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1855-04-21 - 1898-03-27
Found in 182 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1875-03-16
Item
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D.C. to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. “G. R. Starkey, M. D.” letterhead.
Starkey received Gerturde’s letter and was very gratified to learn of the family’s solicitude for his burdens. He thinks this is a tough season for most, and he hasn’t come this far just to give up. He informs Gertrude that he expects one of his patients, a schoolgirl on her way to Eden Hall, to accompany him on Friday and take supper with the...
Dates:
1875-03-16
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1875-03-28
Item
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn.
Letter faded and difficult to read in places, transcription follows: “Easter Sunday 1875.
My Dear Gertrude!
So it appears that I am to be with you & Mamma at your first Communion. I can hardly tell you how glad I am. In contemplating this event, the concourse of emotions which I experience surprise me, & cannot be expressed for want of words.
First, there is a beautiful solemnity...
Dates:
1875-03-28
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn , 1875-04-25
Item
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D.C. to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. Oval seal pressed into upper lefthand corner.
Starkey writes Gertrude a birthday letter while getting some much-needed rest on a bright and cool Sunday. He believes she has just entered the most eventful year of her life to date. Having received her first holy Communion, she is now “being initiated into new & most important experiences in life.” The good and truth which the Lord...
Dates:
1875-04-25
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn , 1875-07-15
Item
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Philadelphia to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. “G. R. Starkey, M. D.” letterhead.
Starkey informs Gertrude that Louise has gone picnicking today, and so Mama is “alone in her glory.” Mrs. Haines was in yesterday looking somewhat improved, though she didn’t send any word to Auntie P.. Starkey’s aunt, Eunice Jennifer, and her two daughters visited today on their way to Vassalboro after an absence of 21 years. Starkey was introduced to...
Dates:
1875-07-15
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn , 1875-07-22
Item
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Philadelphia to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. “G. R. Starkey, M. D.” letterhead.
Mama has just brought Gertrude’s note of the 20th to Starkey’s office along with two from Pauline addressed to George and Ned. Pauline seems to be in good spirits; She isn’t homesick and likes everything so far. Both Mama and Miss Emma have been ill this week but are feeling better now. Starkey writes that they have been “a pair of the peepiest sort of...
Dates:
1875-07-22
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn , 1875-07-26
Item
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Philadelphia to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. “G. R. Starkey, M. D.” letterhead.
Starkey is glad Gertrude is improving and has the opportunity to continue. He wonders why she hasn’t said how Auntie P. is doing. At home, they are “tolerable well” again; The girls came home Friday, improved by their visit. Yesterday, Starkey visited Mr. Hall’s with Mama and Ned. They found Anne and Georgiana had gone on a trip to New York, Saratoga,...
Dates:
1875-07-26
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1876
Item
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. Partial letter (pages 5 and 6). No date, filed under 1876.
Sometimes, his daughter’s “life & being seem like an aroma of peace,” and he is gratified to think she is happy to have him as a father. He sees some of the evils she has inherited from him, and he considers it a “precious privilege” to advance his own regeneration by helping her overcome them. He was moved by her account of revisiting her diary of five...
Dates:
1876
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1876-02-04
Item
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D. C. to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. “G. R. Starkey, M. D.” letterhead.
Starkey wonders if Gertrude and Mamma have changed places again. He received a letter from Auntie P. saying, “There is some talk of another Spaniard reaching here tomorrow eve. I leave you to guess who!” Starkey has no guesses. He has not felt up to par today; He has a headache and feels as if he has “taken cold.” If Gertrude comes to Washington,...
Dates:
1876-02-04
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1876-04-07
Item
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D. C. to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. “G. R. Starkey, M. D.” letterhead.
Starkey has received Gertrude’s last letter. He will see about the seeds tomorrow so that she may know the results on Monday. Last evening, Starkey took Jennie Foster to try the upright piano forte. She is a very fine performer, and although she has a favorite Steinway piano, she would now gladly exchange it for an upright. Mrs. Summer and a writer...
Dates:
1876-04-07
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1876
Item
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. Addressed "Dear Baby." Line across the top of the first page reads, "1323 F st. Monday Morning" (Front Street?). No date given, filed under 1876.
Starkey writes this letter while stuck inside during a storm. After escorting Lillie Scidmor home on the 5:40 Saturday train, he arrived to find that Dr. H. (Hatch) had departed for Phila. to consult with Drs Rane and Lippe on the case of Mr. Hitz’s Pauline, who is about 7...
Dates:
1876