Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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Bob Hunt, the son of Joseph and Roxanna Hunt of Bath -- wrote to his sister in July 1856 to impart family and local news.
He noted the intense heat had left the "yard" (probably the shipyard) without workers.
He said the most important news was that "Mary is Courted ... so is George."
Mary was his younger sister.
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About This Item
- Title: Robert Hunt to sister on family news, Bath, 1856
- Creator: Robert Hunt
- Creation Date: 1856-07-29
- Subject Date: 1856
- Location: Bath, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 25 cm x 19.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1485, Box 1/3
- Collection: Spinney-Hunt-Wildes papers
- Object Type: Text
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