George H.H. Silsby Correspondence, 1836

Title:

George H.H. Silsby Correspondence, 1836

Creator:

Silsby, Lucinda H., 1806-1887
Farnam, Henry S. M., 1815-1878

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2025.075 (m)

Object ID:

2025.075 (m)

Date:

1836

Physical Description:

1 folder, 2 letters

Level of Description:

Collection

Scope and Content:

The George H.H. Silsby Correspondence consists of two letters to Silsby, a printer from Hillsborough Bridge, NH, in 1836 while he was in Concord, NH, and Boston, MA. The first letter is from his sister, Lucinda H. Silsby, who writes to try to persuade him not to move to Alabama, noting the climate may not agree with him, he will be surrounded by strangers, and to think of her and their mother. The second letter is from Henry S. M. Farnam, also a printer and coworker to Silsby, who provides updates from Concord. He writes of being offered a job from Henry Moore to work for him on music, which he has accepted, therefore changing his plans to travel to Boston. He continues that his plan has not changed to study bookkeeping, but is concerned about his abilities.

Subjects:

Correspondence, Printers, Moving, Household

Locations:

Concord, NH
Hillsborough, NH
Boston, MA

People:

Silsby, George Henry Hough, 1817-1892, Silsby, Lucinda H., 1806-1887, Farnam, Henry S. M., 1815-1878

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Location Code:

TL/1W

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Preferred Citation:

Item title, George H.H. Silsby Correspondence, 2025.075 (m). New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.