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Isabelle Bell wrote to Susan U. Niemcewicz in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Heard that Mr. and Mrs. Ricketts had gone from Montreal to Quebec and planned to proceed home by way of Boston. Congratulated Susan on the hopes of seeing her husband, Julian Niemcewicz, soon. Isabelle wished she could afford herself time to join Susan and her happy family for a week and engage in “social chat.” Felt obliged by Susan’s kind and friendly attentions to her Margaret. Catherine and Angelica Van Rensselaer came for a visit. Mr. Imbert, the French gentleman who taught drawing in Albany the winter prior, left them and there was an opening for a man of talents to make a fair trial of the disposition of the inhabitants to encourage the science of painting. L’ Aubineau[?], their last teacher was not fortunate and left a rather ill impression. They were shocked by the death of Miss Henrietta Williamson.

People mentioned: Mr. Imbert, Mr. and Mrs. Ricketts, Mrs. Bellassis, Mrs. and Miss Church, Miss Henrietta Williamson, John B. Linn, Susan Ridley, and Robert LeRoy.

Author/Creator

Isabelle Bell

Recipient

Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, formerly Susan Livingston and Susan Kean (1759-1833)

Creation Date

1804-09-23

Creation Date

9-23-1804

Document Type

Manuscript

Collection

Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)

Inventory Location

Bay 1, Column 2, LHC Series 2

Rights

This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to Lynette Zimmerman, Executive Director at the Liberty Hall Academic Center & Exhibition Hall at lzimmerm@kean.edu.

Publishing Repository

Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University

Isabelle Bell to Susan Niemcewicz, September 23, 1804

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