956 resultados para Gardiner, William
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Edited by Susannah Gardiner.
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Contains brief notices of the Hallowell, Gardiner, Vaughan, Dumaresq and Tudor families.
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Translation of: Tables of logarithms, for all numbers from 1 to 102100 ...
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Translation by R. Brewin, of "Lettres sur le célèbre compositeur Jh. Haydn [etc.]"
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Mode of access: Internet.
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Two letters written from London. In one letter, written in French, Tudor inquires after Emma’s study of the piano and French. In a later letter, he describes to her the cottages he has seen in England, and advises her on the house she is planning to build in Gardiner, Maine, including two architectural sketches. Tudor also offers detailed descriptions of the shops in London, his impressions of Londoners’ rudeness and "blustering air," his impressions of the different classes in England and France, and fashions of the ladies.
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Four letters written from Oaklands, the Gardiner family mansion. Emma details the family’s journey to Gardiner from Boston, and offers updates on her children’s activities and health. She also writes following the death of their father, William Tudor, expressing profound grief and reflecting on his character and good nature.
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Four letters in which Emma further expresses grief over the loss of their father and gives a positive critique of a memoir of William Tudor that her brother had written. Other topics include literature, friends, and visitors to Oaklands, and various purchases her brother made on her behalf in Boston.
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Four letters in which Emma writes instructions for Tudor to buy her a shawl and her children a tea-set. In one letter, she recommends changes to Tudor’s diet and exercise routine to improve his health.
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Four letters written during the Gardiner family’s journey through Maine and while they were settling in at Oaklands.
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Four letters in which Gardiner discusses progress of the church he was building on the estate and requests Tudor send him certain books from Boston.
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Four letters written from Oaklands. One letter from Emma expressing her grief and shock over the death of their father was finished by her husband, who described hearing the news from a friend, and Emma’s subsequent reaction. In other letters, Gardiner offers advice on resolving the elder William Tudor’s debts by selling off assets such as shares in the Boston Athenaeum and in a pew at Trinity Church. In one letter, Gardiner also offers his opinion regarding the prospects of Henry James (Harry) Tudor’s law career.
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Four letters regarding the Gardiner children as well as Delia Stewart’s constantly changing travel plans.
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Five letters regarding topics such as Delia Stewart’s travel plans, local Maine politics, and progress in the construction of a church on the estate. In one letter, Gardiner writes about attending the funeral of Bowdoin College President Jesse Appleton.