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Letter to Her Son
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Dear HeartSey I have Severall of yours bearing Variety of Dates as well as Subiect, In Wich I have had Vast deall of Delight relating to Some matters, Especialy that wich Concerns Your Self. Nothing…

Contributor:

Abigaill Levy Franks

Places:

New York City, British America and the British West Indies (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1743

Subjects:

Family, Parenthood, Children, Education, Food and drink, Letters

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Firsthand accounts, Letters
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Letter to His Son
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How good and agreeable is it, when brothers live in one house, and how much more father and son Peace to my beloved, dear and darling son, whose soul is bound to my soul, the intimate friend, the…

Contributor:

Eliezer Morawczyk

Places:

Tymbarg, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Tymbark, Poland)

Date:

1588

Subjects:

Family, Children, Parenthood, Plague, Migration, Letters

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Firsthand accounts, Letters
Letter to His Mother
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May the Lord who dwells in Zion protect you from any grief and sorrow. To my beloved mother, the crown of my head, the pious Mrs. Rachel, may she live long. [ . . . ] You should know, my dear mom…

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Moses Sussman Zarit

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

ca. 1560

Subjects:

Family, Children, Parenthood, Plague, Education, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Letter to Her Daughter
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If we should lack nothing else than veils, it would be all right. May peace and healthy days be your lot always; to you, my much beloved daughter, may you live long, you who are pious and virtuous…

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Reisel Landau

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1619

Subjects:

Family, Parenthood, Children, Dress, Plague, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters