Episodes

Episode 39 - Not One Single Subject To Entertain You With

Episode 39 - Not One Single Subject To Entertain You With

May 23, 2023

Jemima Grey, Amabel Grey, and Mary Grey to Catherine Talbot, 15 November 1765. In which Jemima Grey and her two daughters, Bell who is 14 and Mouse who is 9, provide a very comical update about their life near Cambridge. Kat…

Episode 38 — A Rumor That You Abandoned Me

Episode 38 — A Rumor That You Abandoned Me

March 14, 2023

Jannote Roustant to Jean Roustant, 1 July 1745 AN…

Episode 37 — Wounded The Feelings Of A Lady

Episode 37 — Wounded The Feelings Of A Lady

Feb. 7, 2023

Sarah Livingston Jay to Samuel Lyon, 14 Nov. 1794…

Episode 36 — I Should Be Glad To Leave The School

Episode 36 — I Should Be Glad To Leave The School

Jan. 3, 2023

Mary Secutor to Eleazar Wheelock, 28 July 1768 I…

Episode 35 - George Wiseacre Parke Custis

Episode 35 - George Wiseacre Parke Custis

Nov. 10, 2022

Eleanor Parke Custis (Lewis) to Elizabeth Bordley…

Episode 34 - That Evil Genius

Episode 34 - That Evil Genius

May 5, 2022

Ellen Wayles Randolph to Martha Jefferson Randolp…

Episode 33: Any Dandridge That Ever Wore An Head

Episode 33: Any Dandridge That Ever Wore An Head

April 19, 2022

The Testimony of Anne Moody Part the last of Mar…

Episode 32 - Think My Dear Mistress

Episode 32 - Think My Dear Mistress

April 5, 2022

Sarah Stewart to Dolley Madison, 5 July 1844 In …

Episode 31 - Vile Names and Ill Language

Episode 31 - Vile Names and Ill Language

March 22, 2022

In which John Custis IV and Frances Parke make an…

Episode 30 - Elizabeth Sharaf-un-Nisa

Episode 30 - Elizabeth Sharaf-un-Nisa

March 8, 2022

Elizabeth Sharaf-un-Nisa to "Philo" In which a M…

Episode 29 - The Sinning Part

Episode 29 - The Sinning Part

Feb. 22, 2022

John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough to Sarah …

Episode 28 - The Quiet Tenor Of Our Lives

Episode 28 - The Quiet Tenor Of Our Lives

Feb. 1, 2022

Selina Powell to Rebecca Powell, 7 Jan. 1850 In …

Episode 27 - Two Amorous Turtles

Episode 27 - Two Amorous Turtles

Jan. 18, 2022

William Byrd II to Lucy Parke aka “Fidelia”, ca. …

Episode 26: Determined To Be Cheerful

Episode 26: Determined To Be Cheerful

Jan. 4, 2022

Martha Washington to Mercy Otis Warren, 26 Decemb…

Episode 25 — If A Lady CAN Be Patriotic...

Episode 25 — If A Lady CAN Be Patriotic...

July 8, 2021

Martin Van Buren to Judith Rives, 1 April 1835 I…

Episode 24 — The Charge Of So Crazy A Body

Episode 24 — The Charge Of So Crazy A Body

June 22, 2021

Jane Ludwell Parke to Daniel Parke, July 12, 1705…

Episode 23 - Where Decent Nature Spreads A Shade

Episode 23 - Where Decent Nature Spreads A Shade

June 10, 2021

Rosalie Stier Calvert to Marie Louise Stier, Rive…

Episode 22 - She Has Claims Upon Me

Episode 22 - She Has Claims Upon Me

May 25, 2021

Martha Jefferson Randolph to Septimia A. Randolph…

Episode 21 — Stuff A Child With Learning

Episode 21 — Stuff A Child With Learning

April 27, 2021

Elizabeth Lichtenstein Johnston to William Martin…

Episode 20 — I Can No More

Episode 20 — I Can No More

April 13, 2021

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton to Elizabeth Schuyler…

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Episode 19 - "Pray did you ever hear of the famouss Mademoiselle d’eon?"

March 30, 2021

Abigail "Nabby" Adams to John Quincy Adams, 27 No…

Episode 18 - Think Me Not Vain - Part 2

Episode 18 - Think Me Not Vain - Part 2

March 16, 2021

PART 2 of Elizabeth Parke Custis Law to David Bai…

Episode 18 - Think Me Not Vain - part 1

Episode 18 - Think Me Not Vain - part 1

March 2, 2021

Elizabeth Parke Custis Law to David Baillie Warde…

Episode 17 - Oh Genie Who Directs The Hands Of Mortals!

Episode 17 - Oh Genie Who Directs The Hands Of Mortals!

Feb. 16, 2021

Elizabeth Willing Powel to John Hare Powel, 6-17 …