Rachel Todd letter to Charity Rotch, Farmington, October 6, 1811

Rachel Todd writes of her sense of loss at her friend's departure for Ohio, "my wheel has been almost my only companion since your departure." an indication of the deep bonds of kinship formed between Quaker women in the colonial period. She writes further, "I know not how it has happened but I have never been able, since your departure, to realize in the smallest degree, that I should ever have the satisfaction of residing near you again." 7.9" x 9.95" (20.3 by 25.3 cm