Letters, 1842-1845 [manuscript].
 Author: Murray, Maria W.
 Format: Manuscript
 Language: English
 Summary:
Housewife, New York City. Born Maria Walton. Married Robert Murray, Jr., captain of trading ship AVALANCHE.
Mostly letters to her husband Robert Murray during his absences. Topics include: her existence and feelings while separated from her husband; her deference to him; news of other ship captains and their families; religious views; her husband's business and difficult times in the economy; th... (see more)

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  • OCLC Number: 22540391
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  • Source of Acquisition: Purchase 1988.
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Title Summary
Housewife, New York City. Born Maria Walton. Married Robert Murray, Jr., captain of trading ship AVALANCHE.
Mostly letters to her husband Robert Murray during his absences. Topics include: her existence and feelings while separated from her husband; her deference to him; news of other ship captains and their families; religious views; her husband's business and difficult times in the economy; the Market Street Dutch Reformed Church, its minister, Isaac Ferris, and relations with the church in Holland; the Murray and Walton families of New York City and Lincoln County, Maine; the ship AVALANCHE; and attitudes toward love, the trials of life, and death.

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