1835 Letter from Aaron Hayden in Eastport, Maine, to Rev. Wakefield Gale in Boston, Massachusetts

Reprinted, with permission, from the Heirlooms Reunited blog

October 26, 1835 letter from Aaron Hayden at Eastport, Maine, to Rev. Wakefield Gale (1797-1881) in Boston, Massachusetts.

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• 1828 letter  - from Rev. Wakefield Gale (1797-1881), then in the midst of his 10 year, at times controversial, term as Congregational minister in Eastport, Maine, to his younger brother Joseph Worcester Gale (1809-1889) in Boston, Massachusetts.) 
• 1831 letter - 1831 Document from Ecclesiastical Council at Robbinston, Maine, to Dismiss Rev. Calvin White; addressed to Gen. John Balkam, Postmaster and Deacon - Rev. Gale a member of the Council
• 1835 letter  - from Elizabeth Waldron at Eastport, Maine, to Rev. Wakefield Gale (1797-1881) and wife Mary Louisa (Bigelow) Gale (1806-1861), who were then staying at 7 Montgomery Street in Boston, Massachusetts with Mrs. Gale's sister Ann Eliza (Bigelow) Safford (1802-1874) and her husband Deacon Daniel Safford (1782-1856)

The letter featured in this post was sent to No. 7, Montgomery Place, in care of Deacon Daniel Safford (1782-1856), widower of Abigail Jane Bigelow (1804-1830), sister of Rev. Gale's wife Mary Louisa (Bigelow) Gale (1806-1861).

Mentioned in the letter:

• Aaron Hayden of Eastport, Maine; letter writer - presumably Aaron Hayden (1775-1842) or his son Aaron Hayden (abt 1815-1865)
• Rev. Wakefield Gale (1797-1881), then at 7 Montgomery Place, Boston, Massachusetts; letter recipient
• Deacon Daniel Safford (1782-1856), at 7 Montgomery Place, Boston, Massachusetts, at whose house Rev. Gale was then staying. Deacon Safford's deceased wife Abigail Jane Bigelow (1804-1830) and Rev. Gale's wife Mary Louisa (Bigelow) Gale (1806-1861) were sisters.
• Thomas Frost - presumably a potato grower or supplier in the Eastport, Maine, area - possibly Thomas Frost (abt 1790-unk) of Gleason's Point Road, Perry, Maine
• James Nutt - presumably a potato grower or supplier in the Eastport, Maine, area - possibly James W. Nutt (1797-1885) of Gleason's Point Road, Perry, Maine
• Emma - Emma Lincoln Hayden (1816-1835), daughter of Aaron Hayden (1775-1842) and sister of Aaron Hayden (abt 1815-1865)
• Mrs. Gale - Mary Louisa (Bigelow) Gale (1806-1861), wife of Rev. Wakefield Gale
• Mr. and Mrs. Green -possibly Elijah Dix Green (1799-1867) and Hannah Claflin (Hayden) Green (1804-1864)

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