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Edward Lupton Bond was born 16 June 1881 to John Lupton Bond and Ann McPherson Lupton in Frederick, Virginia. With three brothers, he was educated at a Quaker boarding school in Pennsylvania called George School, abbreviated as G.S. in his correspondence. It also appears he spent the majority of his youth in Winchester, Virginia. As a young man Edward suffered from a lung condition that caused him great difficulty, and when an opportunity arose for Edward to work with a government survey team laying out city and county lines in Utah, his doctor thought the dry climate would be good for his health. Edward traveled to and from Utah between March 1904 and February 1908, writing numerous letters to the woman who would become his wife, Hannah Lippincott Peaslee.
Hannah was born in 1883 in Clarksboro, New Jersey. Her father was a banker, and she had one sister and a brother. Her brother, Amos Peaslee, became a well-known attorney and diplomat.
Both Edward and Hannah came from families with an old, Quaker heritage. Throughout the letters, Edward uses plain Quaker speech while addressing Hannah. Shortly after Edward's return home from Utah, the couple married in Clarksboro, New Jersey on 12 February 1908. They purchased a farm across the street from where Hannah grew up, farming the land for many years, always raising enough money and food to feed themselves and their farm hands. In addition to tending to the farm, Hannah ran a book store out of their home. Edward and Hannah raised four boys: John, Gideon, Edward, and Amos. Edward passed away in Clarksboro on 20 September 1954, and Hannah passed away in Clarksboro five years later, on 1 September 1959.
The collection includes letters from Edward Lupton Bond to his soon-to-be wife, Hannah Lippincott Peaslee, during his journey to and from Utah between 1904 and 1908. The letters are photocopies of photocopies, unfortunately of poor quality and in some instances lines were cut off of the original photocopies. The whereabouts of the original documents are unknown.
Some background information may be helpful to understanding the letters. The letters refer to Ridge Meeting, a Quaker Meeting on Apple Pie Ridge in Winchester, Virginia. Near Ridge Meeting was Hopewell Meeting, also referenced in the letters. Edward had three brothers, Howell, Walker, and Allen, who are mentioned in the letters. Hannah's sister was named Ruth and her brother was Amos. Unfortunately, only the correspondence from Edward survived; Hannah's responses to his letters have not been located.
Edward Lupton Bond Papers, 1904-1908, Utah State Historical Society.
Gift of Katie Bond, 2005.
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Correspondence with Katie Bond, donor, located in control file, 2005, 2007.
Genealogical search at
Photographs have been removed and filed as Mss C 1588.