Scope and Contents Letter from Elven Henry of Durhamville, Oneida County, NY to his sister Mary H. Harwood in Barre, Massachusetts. Dated March 5, 1843, Henry's letter describes his six-month-old daughter Mary Amelia Henry, discusses various family visits, his intentions to visit Barre, the cost of railroad travel, and the state of business in his area. He describes "the subjects which excite the public mind this winter" as "protracted meetings, Animal Magnetism and Millerism," reporting recent debates between...

Scope and Contents Letter from homeopathic physician Stillman Spooner to his fiancee Lydia Lucretia Thorp at Camillus, Onondaga County, NY, April 9, 1843. Written from Wampsville, Madison County NY, this letter comments on the spread of the doctrines of Rev. William Miller: "It is truly astonishing what an excitement is got up through the land on this subject. A great many of our most inteligent men are becoming believers in that doctrine. My dear did the thought ever strike you what if thise doctrine is...