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Christine Biddle wrote to Susan Niemcewicz at No. 19 Bond Street, New York. When Christine received Susan’s kind and affectionate letter she was confined to her bed as a result of a severe indisposition. It was, therefore, a few days before she could go and see Mrs. Palmer and give Susan an opinion of her own about her. Mrs. Palmer was evidently free from disease and required only care to set her up again. Fanny suffered from chills and a fever. Mr. Ricketts’s household had been particularly afflicted. His determination to sail for England on the 20th appeared to Christine to be the very best method he could take to restore his health. Mrs. R[icketts] was distressed by the idea of parting with him but appeared to accept the separation. Christine’s cousin, Miss Bradford, went to New York without telling her, otherwise, Christine would have asked for an account of Susan. Mr. Biddle regretted not having time to visit Susan while he was in New York but in his line of work, he was not his own master. Christine was doing well except the last of her indisposition remained in the shape of a cough.

People mentioned: Mrs. Palmer, Fanny, Mr. and Mrs. Ricketts, Mrs. Lawrence, Miss Bradford, and Mr. Biddle.

Places mentioned: New York, NY, and Philadelphia, PA.

Author/Creator

Christine Biddle (1780-1861)

Recipient

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

Creation Date

1805-04-08

Creation Date

4-8-1805

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

Unknown location

Collection

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

Inventory Location

103 C

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 the Special Collections Research Library and Archive at keanscrla@kean.edu.

Publishing Repository

Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University

Christine Biddle to Susan Niemcewicz, April 8, 1805

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