James L. Hunt letter on wintry Newburyport, 1846

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Writing from Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he had worked since July 1845, James L. Hunt told his parents in Bath that nothing was happening in the town on a January afternoon because of the heavy, deep snow.

Hunt worked in a foundry and wrote to his parents, Joseph and Roxanna Hunt, about his job, about missing family and friends in Bath, and about his ambitions.

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  • Title: James L. Hunt letter on wintry Newburyport, 1846
  • Creator: James L. Hunt
  • Creation Date: 1846-01-18
  • Subject Date: 1846
  • Locations:
    • Bath, Sagadahoc County, ME
    • Newburyport, MA
  • Media: Ink on paper
  • Dimensions: 25 cm x 19.5 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 1485, Box 1/3
  • Collection: Spinney-Hunt-Wildes papers
  • Object Type: Text

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