James L. Hunt on changing jobs, Newburyport, 1845
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James L. Hunt wrote in mid November 1845 to his parents, Joseph O. and Roxana B. Hunt of Bath, about leaving his job at Russell & Walker in Newburyport and taking a job in Portsmouth -- where he would either work by the job or do something he had no skill at.
Hunt had left Bath in the summer of 1845 looking for a position. He started working at the foundry in Newburyport in July.
Hunt also wrote in a sentimental fashion about missing his family, imaging his father on his way to Sunday meeting and imagining smelling his mother's baked beans -- and his mouth watering.
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- Title: James L. Hunt on changing jobs, Newburyport, 1845
- Creator: Hunt, James L.
- Creation Date: 1845-11-16
- Subject Date: 1845
- Town: Bath, Newburyport
- County: Sagadahoc
- State: MA, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 24.5 x 20
- Local Code: Coll. 1485, Box 1/3
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
Travel--Massachusetts
Employment--Massachusetts--Newburyport
Employment--New Hampshire--Portsmouth
People
Hunt, James L.
Hunt, Joseph O.
Hunt, Roxana B.
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