BRADLEY-HYDE FAMILY

An interesting collection of family letters dating from 1800-1861, covering four generations, of Connecticut and Massachusetts interest.

Abigail Bradley of Stockbridge, Mass. went to Miss Pierce's School in Litchfield, Conn. in 1814 and 1815. In 1818 she married Lavius Hyde, a young minister of Salisbury, Conn. Lavius was dismissed from the Salisbury parish in 1822 for controversial ideas on slavery . Later he was established in Bolton, Conn. Their daughter, Sarah, went to Ipswich (Mass.) Seminary in 1852. There is a charming letter from her father written at this time.

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