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This series consists of thirteen letters written between 1845-1849. The majority of these letters are addressed to Hannah Porter and are written while Burgess and her husband were doing missionary working Ahmadnagar, India. The letters to Porter describe her arrival in India, her home situation and their missionary work. Burgess makes frequent reference to other missionaries in their area, paying particular attention to their health, while also making an occasional comment on world events. Of particular interest is one letter dated October 7, 1848 and that is addressed to her mother. Burgess dictated the letter to describe her illness after the birth of her daughter, Mary. Also included are two letters written September, 10 1845 and September 22, 1846 to Mary Lyon, while Burgess was still Associate Principal at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. The letters to Lyon The third letter written to Mary is dated April 14, 1849 and was written from Mahabaleshwar, India.

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This series consists of "Original Compositions and Selected Articles" written by students at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1838-1840, and a journal written during Burgess' voyage to India, 1846-1847. The journal describes life on the ship including other passengers, Sabbath service on the deck, motion sickness and food. In addition to describing her stateroom accomodations, she also described the ship in detail.

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This series consists of a copy of a letter concerning Burgess' death, published in the issue of the "Missionary Hearald" for 1853. The series is supplemented by additional notes about her life.