Scope and Contents Handwritten postal card from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D. C. to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn in Vineland, NJ. Contents: -Draft won’t be paid without Paul’s endorsement -Gertude’s health; poor prospects for summer -no news from the maid, so she is probably doing well -Starkey will go to the “opening” next week. Will anyone else go? -beautiful foliage and inquiry regarding the status of Gertude’s plants Names mentioned: Paul (Pauline Starkey...

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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: -Gertrude’s letter received -Starkey knew Mamma had not left the Institution on Saturday because he saw her on Sunday -if Mamma gets a “certificate of dismissal,” she may go home tomorrow

Places mentioned: the Institution

Scope and Contents Handwritten postal card from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D. C. to his daughter, Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn in Vineland, NJ. Dated “Thurs. 6th.” No month or year. Filed under 1876.Contents: -Mamma has not written Starkey since his last visit -Letter from H.A.P. said Board permitted her to go to Darby -Miss Pollock visited today and said Mrs. Bluxome died last night -Starkey hopes children will recover from their coughsNames mentioned: H.A.P., Paul (Pauline...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D. C. to his daughter, Pauline Stakrey Wells. “G. R. Starkey, M. D.” letterhead.Contents: -Enclosed draft for $175 on Chemical Nat. Bank of N.Y., to be cashed in San Francisco -Paul should telegraph Starkey regarding travel plans by train -Paul should express gratitude to Uncle R. & Aunt Tripp for hosting her -Starkey regrets Tripps wont be coming to the Centennial celebration -Uncle R. should send $10 to buy stock...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D. C. to his daughter, Dora (Theodora Starkey Smith). “G. R. Starkey, M. D.” letterhead. Starkey thinks Dora will probably be expecting a letter from him by this time. He hasn’t received any word from home this week, though he supposes he doesn’t deserve any more letters than he gets. Starkey was informed by Mamma’s last letter that everyone was feeling a little better, however he wouldn’t be surprised to learn that everyone in V....

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D. C. to his daughter, Theodora Starkey Smith. “G. R. Starkey, M. D.” letterhead. Starkey acknowledges Dora’s favor, received Dec. 28th. Reading it, he was glad to learn that the children had a very nice party at Auntie Peirsol’s, which Auntie P. enjoyed almost as much as they did. They should all feel very grateful to the Peirsol folks for “getting up such fine entertainment.” He was pleased that Dora and Cara took the...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Emilie Tafel at 14 Rothbury Villas, London to John Pitcairn, Jr. Two pages, second page damaged and particularly fragile. On returning from Birmingham, the Tafel’s received the paper announcing Pitcairn’s safe arrival in New York. They have been expecting a letter from him ever since regarding the rest of his trip to Ireland and voyage home. Rather than wait, Mrs. Tafel has decided to send news and to say again how thankful she and Mr. Tafel are for Pitcairn’s...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Franklin Ballou in Pittsburgh to ? (name illegible; possibly Herrin Linbrow Gunn or Gums?) in Philadlephia. Date may be 1873 or possibly 1876? Handwriting difficult to decipher. Summary: Ballou’s miserable ears are giving him so much trouble that he has almost decided to come to Philadelphia and have Dr. Turnbull (?) operate on them. This would require two operations with a day in-between, and “as there are no golden chords that would hold [him] to the city of quaker...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from George G. Starkey in Vineland, N. J. to his father, Dr. George R. Starkey. Decorative “S” stamped top center of the first page. Letter badly faded in places. George writes that his mother returned home last Thursday to her country residence in Vineland after a prolonged visit with old friends in the City of Brotherly Love. He confidentially notes the rumor that she had been an inmate of an “Institute for the Insane.” He reports that she returned home “sane &...

Scope and Contents 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...