Reprinted, with permission, from the Heirlooms Reunited blog.
Another post features a letter with mention of Dr. Erastus Richardson:
A transcription of Mary's letter appears at the end of this post. If you have information to share on any of the people mentioned in the letter, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.
Mentioned in the letter: - hopefully readers can fill in the blanks- Mary Lydia Richardson (1823-1907), letter writer; she would marry Thomas Hammond Talbot (1823-1907). It's interesting that they have the same life span. Mary was the daughter of Dr. Erastus Richardson (1794-1855) and his first wife Mary (Johns(t)on) Richardson (1797-1833)
- Dr. Erastus Richardson (1794-1855); letter recipient
- Mr. Weed - schoolmaster in Portland, Maine
- Miss Cross - schoolmistress in Portland, Maine
- Miss Jane Jones - visiting Portland, Maine
- Mrs. [or Miss] C. Finkham, in Portland, Maine
- Miss Storer, in Portland, Maine
- Miss Fosters [multiple, I believe], in Portland, Maine
- Miss Noyes, in Portland, Maine
- Mrs. Brook, in Portland, Maine
- Elizabeth - presumably in Eastport, Maine
- Mr. Chadbourne, presumably from Eastport, Maine
- Mr. McLellan, perhaps travels between Eastport, Maine, and Portland, Maine
- Mr. Whitman, in Portland, Maine; a clergyman or lay preacher
- Mrs. Jackman, in Eastport, Maine - perhaps the mother or other relative of Augusta (Jackman) Hume (1784-1875)
- Mrs. Hume and daughters and sons, in Eastport, Maine - perhaps Augusta (Jackman) Hume (1784-1875), widow of William Hume (1774-1838)
- Louisa
- Fanny, in Eastport, Maine; presumably Frances E. (Richardson) Billings (1830-1874), Mary's sister who would marry William B. Billings.
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