Item Detail
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Beede, Hulda Abigail Meader
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181-1897
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MSS SC 2571
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Letter
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Huldah Abigail Meader Beede was born on 28 March 1811 in Ferrisburg, Vermont to Valentine Meader and Phebe Meader. She was the third youngest of 7 children. On 27 October 1854 in Providence, Rhode Island, she married Moses Hoag Beede, and while they did not have any children together, Moses brought with him into the marriage 4 children from a deceased wife. Not much other information is known about Huldah or her family, although the letter described in this entry suggests she was very religious, and most likely a member of the Western Yearly Meeting of Friends.
She died on 16 November 1897 in her home in Providence Rhode Island. -
This manuscript is a 9-page, handwritten letter, written by Huldah Meader Beede and dated 9 Mo. 9, 1893 from Providence, Rhode Island. It is addressed To the Friends of the Western Yearly Meeting, to be holden at Sugar Grove, Hendrick Co., Ind. In this letter, Huldah expresses in very grandiose language her sorrow, sympathy, and support of the members of the organization in all the trials they may be facing at this time. This letter is, in a way, a call to arms, a rallying cry, or a motivational speech, meant to comfort and strengthen Huldahs readers in their times of trial and their efforts to expand the Kingdom of Heaven. She also urges her readers to faithfully attend their week-day meetings and let nothing slip in their obedience to God, that they may remain stalwart, strong and worthy followers of Christ.