Weed Family Letters (Sandwich, NH)

Our 2013 Summer COMICS WORKSHOP at Sandwich explored Sandwich Historical Society‘s archived collection of the correspondence of Larkin & Phebe Weed & their circle of friends & family.  

Here are some comics drawn from this rich resource:

• JUNE 1835: Larkin Weed to Phebe Weed (New Hampton, NH) - 1835: Larkin Weed writes home to his sister Phebe at Sandwich, describing his experiences in a single day of classes ...
• Larkin’s Classes (New Hampton, NH) (GUEST POST) - 1835: Larkin describes his classes and hints at adventures to come ...
• All the Mirth that the Mind could Invent (New Hampton, NH) - 1835: After classes, Larkin Weed & friends descend on "a place of resort for bathing":
• The Most Excruciating Torture (New Hampton, NH) - 1835: GUEST ARTIST draws the next episode in the education of Larkin Weed:
• A Scene Such as I Never Before Witnessed (New Hampton, NH) (GUEST POST) - 1835: GUEST ARTIST "E.J.P." (of Sandwich, NH) details Larkin's adventure in a House of Death ...
• Thus You See (New Hampton, NH) - 1835: Larkin Weed writes home, in part to justify the expense boarding school at New Hampton ...
• Regulations (New Hampton Academy) - 1835: Larkin Weed's daily schedule at New Hampton Academy ...
• OCTOBER 1839: Phebe Weed to Larkin Weed (Sandwich, NH) - 1839: Phebe Weed (NH) asks her brother Larkin (NJ) for advice about starting a Sandwich silkworm plantation ...
• When My Wedding Is Going to Be (Sandwich, NH) - 1839: Phebe Weed writes Larkin from Sandwich to tease & joke & vent (in some unexpected ways!)...