Letter to Colonel Elihu Hoyt

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It was customary in the 18th century for a young man to ask the parents or guardian of the girl he wished to marry for permission to continue his courtship. Samuel Field (1743-1800) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was the uncle and guardian (“since her kind and dutifull behaviour towards me and my Family, has much endeared her to me, so that she seems more like a Child than a Niece”) of Hannah Taylor (born 1722). The letter responds to the request by Elihu Hoyt (1771-1833) to marry Hannah. Field admits that he does not pretend to control her, but he feels the match would be a good one and he extends to Mr. Hoyt his best wishes for success in courting her.

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Item typeLetter
AuthorField, Samuel
Date1794-02-15
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicFamily, Children, Marriage, Courtship
EraThe New Nation, 1784–1815
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatHandwriting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: manuscript, paper, ink Height: 7.50 in Width: 6.00 in
Catalog #L99.167
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Field, Samuel. Letter to Colonel Elihu Hoyt. February 15, 1794. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l99-167/. Accessed on October 7, 2024.

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