In this letter John Finley Crowe is feeling great amounts of anxiety because he has written Esther Crowe several times and she has not written him back. He is afraid the mail carrier has miscarried his letters but is nearly set...
In this letter to Esther Crowe, John Finley Crowe is in a current state of regret. He too is missing out on letter to Esther, but in the same vein he also wishes to hear from her as well. He also comes to terms with the...
In this letter to John Finley Crowe from Esther Crowe, the birth of their son is being discussed. She goes into great detail regarding her experience giving birth and taking care of their son in the first weeks of him being...
In this letter to Esther Crowe from John Finley Crowe, he expresses his worry for Esther due to the lack of letters he has been receiving. John also gives Esther an update on his own health and well being while attending...
In this letter to Esther Crowe from John Finley Crow, John is at a cross roads with his own emotions. He is feeling anxious and impatient while waiting for another letter, yet he does not want to receive a letter with...
In this letter to John Finley Crowe from Esther Crowe, Esther has a slight tone change and is clearly bothered with John in this letter. She reiterates her statement from the previous letter by saying the baby is making it...
In this letter to Esther Crowe from John Finley Crowe, John is letting his emotions get the best of him. Rather than paying close attention to the well being of his wife and child, he is paying more attention to his own...
In this letter to Esther Crowe from John Finley Crowe, John sends his sympathy to Esther in regards to being ill after birth. He is also worried about their sons health status and leaves his fate in the hands of God. To...
In this letter to John Finley Crowe from Esther Crowe, she describes how she got a doctor for her newborn son. She also discusses his health improvement reassuring John that their son will not be blind. Just as he requested,...
In this letter to Esther Crowe from John Finley Crowe, John asks for Esther's forgiveness after sending multiple rude, inconsiderate letters. He describes his troubles in Princeton. He had a boil on one of his hands that caused...
In this letter to Esther Crowe from John Finley Crowe, John is expressing how happy he is to hear that he and Esthers baby is beautiful and healthy. After hearing such great news about his child, he is given the motivation to...
In this letter to Esther Crowe from John Finley Crowe, John tells Esther that if he ever scolds her via letter or taking to a rude tone it is because he wishes to hear from her. In the same vein, he makes the fear of Esther...
In this letter to John Finley Crowe from Esther Crowe, Esther describes the situation at home for John by telling him of the baby's rapid growth since she last wrote. In correspondence to Johns heavy belief in God, Esther...
In this letter to Esther Crowe from John Finley Crowe, John wants to hear more about their son. While it was nice to hear about his accomplishments in music he would like to hear about any milestones. Unlike past letters John...
Letter to Esther Crowe from her husband, John F. Crowe in Princeton, NJ, 5 April 1815. He writes that he is happy to hear her health is returning and that he had spoken with Dr. Blythe about their son. He also discusses his...
This work is rectangular watercolor painting, and it is done in pastel colors. Its main subjects are three horses and riders following dogs that are chasing after a fox. The figures and animals are highly detailed and...
This work is a watercolor scene depicting fox hunting. It is mostly a hard-edged watercolor, though many of the shapes throughout have much texture. The painting is majorly comprised of pastel colors, including blue and green....
This work is a rectangular watercolor painting done mostly in pastel colors. It depicts a hunting scene, with riders on horses following dogs. The horses start from the left and are moving toward to the right of the piece. The...
Letter to Esther Crowe from her husband, John F. Crowe in Kaskaskia, 18 November 1817. He describes his travels to Bellevue including the weather and the people he met along the way.
This is a finding aid, which provides information about the contents of an archival collection. The presence of a finding aid on this website does not mean that items from the collection have been digitized or are available...