Folder 1
Container
Contains 6 Collections and/or Records:
Envelope with black ink, 1888
Item — Folder: 1, item: 1
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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Abigail Mason and Colgate Family correspondence collection
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Correspondence
Notecard with black ink, printed name and address, c. June 1888
Item — Folder: 1, item: 2
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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Abigail Mason and Colgate Family correspondence collection
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Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Abigail writes well-wishes for Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Colgate’s future as a married couple.
Folded letter with black ink, printed address, June 25, 1888
Item — Folder: 1, item: 3
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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Abigail Mason and Colgate Family correspondence collection
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Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Abigail writes to Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Morse Colgate, the mother of Gilbert, apologizing for her inability to visit due to illness, and congratulating her on her son’s marriage, while updating her on various aspects of her life circumstances. Abigail alludes to Richard Cary Morse and Jedidiah Morse, Elizabeth’s father and grandfather, and her past acquaintance with him as the reason for her interest in the Colgate family.
Envelope with two different grey inks on front and back, 1888
Item — Folder: 1, item: 4
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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Abigail Mason and Colgate Family correspondence collection
/
Correspondence
Letter with grey ink, printed name and address, July 1888
Item — Folder: 1, item: 5
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
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Abigail Mason and Colgate Family correspondence collection
/
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Addressed specifically to Mrs. Gilbert Colgate, “with compliments,” possibly in thanks to a gift sent by Mrs. Gilbert Colgate on the occasion of Abigail’s birthday.