Papers, 1802-1837, of Susan Apthorp Bulfinch and family.

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Bulfinch, Susan Apthorp, 1734-1815. Papers, 1802-1837, of Susan Apthorp Bulfinch and family.

Papers, 1802-1837, of Susan Apthorp Bulfinch and family.

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The collection includes a tribute "written by Mrs. E. Coolidge on the death of her mother (Mrs. Susan Apthorp Bulfinch) Feb. 19th, 1815," two paper-bound volumes consisting of the letters of Susan Bulfinch as dictated to her youngest daughter Elizabeth (1803-10 ; 1811-14) plus entries from 1815 recording Elizabeth Coolidge's thoughts on her mother's death. The letters reveal much about the domestic affairs of the Bulfinch family, life in Boston at the beginning of the 19th century, and the work of the architect Charles Bulfinch. The letters also give insight into the character of Mrs. Bulfinch, her intelligence, humor, and interest in national and international news. A third paper-bound volume contains plans of a New York bank building and copies of two letters from 1837 by Charles Bulfinch. A fourth volume contains a ms. eulogy delivered on the occasion of the death of Thomas Bulfinch, Feb. 26, 1802, presumably by James Freeman, rector of King's Chapel, Boston.

4 v. : ill. ; 25 cm. or smaller + 1 letter (1 leaf ; 25 cm.)

Boston Athenaeum