Letter from Jonathan Mulford, Jr. to Son Henry, East Hampton,  1835

Mulford, Jonathan, Jr.

Letter from Jonathan Mulford Jr. to son Henry [Mulford], onboard whaling ship Desdemona, East Hampton Township, N.Y., July 8, 1835. Letter relates recent farming activities of family in East Hampton Township, including mowing Horace Isaac's home lot, and plans to go to the "western plains" (Wainscott vicinity?); also gives advice, informs him of current price of whale oil in New York.

Title

Letter from Jonathan Mulford, Jr. to Son Henry, East Hampton, 1835

Creator

Mulford, Jonathan, Jr.

Contributor

M.P., Pennypacker, Morton

Date

1835

Date (Text)

1835

Subject (Topic)

Documents
Correspondence
Whaling

Format

Letters

Archive

Long Island Collection

Owner

East Hampton Library, Long Island Collection

Usage Statement

For educational use only. Please credit: The East Hampton Library, Long Island Collection. For any other use, please contact The Long Island Collection, East Hampton Library, 159 Main St., East Hampton, NY 11937. 631-324-0222 x 4 or email lic@easthamptonlibrary.org.

Record Appears in

East Hampton Library > Long Island Collection

Other Identifiers

30625990000296_65