Pitcairn, Gertrude (Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn) (1855-1898)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1855-04-21 - 1898-03-27
Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1875
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. Incomplete. Appears to be pages 5 and 6 of a separate letter. Starkey mentions Gertrude’s birthday as the “day after tomorrow,” indicating it may have been written on April 19th. No year, filed under 1875.
It is very cold where Starkey is, and he hopes Vineland will be warmer when he returns home next week. He doesn’t know that anyone except Mamma wants him to come home— in three weeks, he has only...
Dates:
1875
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1876-04-07
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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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, 1876-05-28
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D. C. to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. “G. R. Starkey, M. D.” letterhead. Dated "Sunday 28 1876"
Mrs. H. (Hatch?) and Aunt (Sarah?) now wish to travel on Wednesday, and, as Starkey plans to accompany them to Philadelphia, this leaves him very little time to collect payments etc. He is doubtful he can get everything done in one day, but in any event, he expects to be at home on Saturday. If Gertrude needs anything in...
Dates:
1876-05-28
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1876-01-09
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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From the Sub-Series:
Internal Church and Academy correspondence, various authors
Dates:
1876-01-09
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1876-01-19
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D. C. to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. “G. R. Starkey, M. D.” letterhead.
After receiving a postal from Mamma, Starkey is in doubt about her going home to Vineland this afternoon, especially as she has a cold and it’s a rainy day. Starkey writes this letter to keep Gertrude’s spirits up and remind her that he will be home next Saturday. He agrees that his visits home haven’t been satisfactory; Last time he spent all of...
Dates:
1876-01-19
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1876-01-19
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D. C. to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. Embossed seal with the word “Extra” in the center pressed into the upper left corner of the first page.
As Starkey is Gerturde’s “accepted lover” and she is “greedy” for his letters, he must cater to her appetite. On Sunday, he spoke with Mamma and prepared her “to recognize the changes which evolution necessarily brings about. So that, if she should fully realize the state of your...
Dates:
1876-01-19
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1876-02-20
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D. C. to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. “G. R. Starkey, M. D.” letterhead.
Starkey is “naughty” for not responding to Gertude’s letter of a week ago. He has been at the opera or theater five nights in a row and has not had time to write. Mr. Castle gave him tickets to the opera for four nights, and then the mother of Sara Jewett- of Daly’s 5th Avenue Troupe- came into Starkey’s office and gave him three tickets to her...
Dates:
1876-02-20
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1874
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from G. R. Starkey at “Island House” to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. No Date. Filed under 1874. Seal with several dome-topped buildings pressed into upper left corner, representing either the “National Hill” or perhaps the “National Mall.”
G. R. Starkey was pleased to receive the first letter Gertrude has ever written him. Starkey recounts his maritime adventure of the previous day. He, along with four others from Island House, decided to borrow a sloop owned by the House...
Dates:
1874
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1876
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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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, 1876-01-05
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten postal card from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D. C. to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn in Vineland, NJ.Contents:
-Gerturde’s postal received
-No word from Mamma since Starkey left Phila. Suppose she is doing well
-Auntie P. enjoyed keeping secret
-Mamma relieved that Gertrude went with children
-Letter received from Paul saying she hasn’t heard from home in 3 weeks and is disgusted Names mentioned: Auntie P. (Peirsol), Paul (Pauline Starkey...
Dates:
1876-01-05