9 Letters Between Sisters and Cousins, Wheelers and Spragues, Massachusetts 1819-1852

A series of nine letters from 1819-1852 from a Massachusetts family. In summary discussions include wanting to become a teacher to teach her siblings, a healing water in short supply to cure a little boys eye disease, the price of wheat, concerns about scarlet fever, the cost of a home ($400), a hard cough that may take a relative and the passing of a family member. The correspondence are both between cousins or siblings discussing their everyday lives. The majority of the correspondence is a set of letters from Celia Harris to her sister Polly Wheeler, from the 1840s to the early 1850s. It would appear that for whatever reason there was some estrangement between Celia and the rest of her family, as they barely exchanged more than one letter a year despite repeated requests for more frequent correspondence or a visit. Some points of note include:· One of the sisters is taking classes along with the hope that she soon will be qualified to teach her sisters as well.· A note about obtaining a small amount of curing waters that washed out a lot of the matter from a childs eyes, and without the water the child may lose his eyesight. · The amount and price of wheat· The bountiful harvest and price of fruit· A warm winter lead to weak sleighing· Purchasing a house that is warm for $400· The death of a relative leaving a widower with 5 childrenAdditional information available.