Maria Barber Smith

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. Page 303, 466

From the Surviving Letters Project

1822

• Transcribed Letter from William E. Avery (1805-1826) to his sister Maria Barber Avery (1801-1826), written at Springfield Mass, November 30, 1822. This melancholy letter was written by William when he was 17 years old. He would not live to see his 21st birthday. Scan of ORIGINAL LETTER

1826

• Transcribed Letter from William Smith (1796 -) to Elias Avery (1768-1837) and Sally Barber (1773-1837) shortly before the death of Maria Barber Avery (1801-1826) written at Springfield, Mass, October 12, 1826. Scan of ORIGINAL LETTER
• Transcribed Letter from Esther Brainard White (1790-1878) to Sarah “Sally” Barber (1773-1837), written probably at Aurora NY, while not dated it must have been written soon after Maria Barber Avery’s death in October 1826. This letter has been kept inside the front cover of a book of verses written by many individuals probably as a remembrance of Maria who died on October 14, 1826. The first entry in this book is by Betsey Ann Barber, Maria's cousin, dated September 15, 1826.

1827

• Transcribed Letter from Albert Morgan (1789-1860) and his wife Lucy Avery Miner to Elias Avery (1768-1837) and Sally Barber (1773-1837) reflecting on the recent death of his half sister Maria Barber Avery (1801-1826), written at Springfield Mass, January 1, 1827. Scan of ORIGINAL LETTER