Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to Aunt

Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920 · January 21, 1867

Discussing visits to families of James Furness, Mr. Bliss, Mrs. Palmer, the Hoppers, and Mrs. Stilwell. Particular attention is paid to the career of Eliot Furness, the Bliss' aspirations to taste in fine art, a death and an engagement in the Barker family, a marriage in the Hopper family, and Mrs. Stilwell's good taste in poetry.