An album that belonged to Edna Dunharn Willard (daughter of Samuel E.Dunham & granddaughter of Francis S. Dunham), covering the early years of the century is the source of this small picture of Edna’s cousin, Anna Dunham later Mrs. Maxwell Spaulding) taken in 1903. The picture looks a bit like the type that is [taken] in a machine, that come in strips of four. Actually, there are some other poses of Anna, of the same size & in the same costume, but it seems hardly likely that they would have been taken in the kind of photograph booth that we are familiar with now.

Among the old Dunham family letters belonging to Sue Andersen, Los Angeles, Cal., is one written by her great grandfather, a letter of a type that we are certain would be without a modern counterpart--a formal request for the permission of a young lady’s father to
marry the young lady.

Francis Sylvester Dunham (1812—1856) (whose picture appeared in the Nov. ‘77 DD), eldest son of Ralph & Melinda Hyde Dunham, had become acquainted with Leah Anna Handy, daughter of a Washington, D.C. merchant, in 1841. His letter is as follows:

“Wilmington, Del. January 5, 1843, Samuel W. Handy, Esq.

Sir: Requests are usually prefaced with the motives which induced, or an apology for, making them. As regards the one I am about to make, I trust the motive will be sufficiently apparent in the request
itself, & my apology for presuming to make it is ‘that I cannot well help it.' Thus much premised, I would respectfully solicit permission to address your daughter, Miss Leah Ann, with a view to a matrimonialal alliance. I have obtained her assent in making the above request, & I trust it will not be considered a breach of hospitality or construed into
any want of delicacy on my part that I did it while a guest in your house; inasmuch as I could not assure myself of another opportunity. Should you deem proper to communicate with me on the subject, you will confer an obligation by writing to my address at Berlin ((Maryland)).

Very respectfully, Francis S.
Dunham.”

Mr. Handy gave his approval, and the marriage took place in Washington, D.C.
on August 29, 1843.

RECENT WEDDING IN FAMILY

Saturday, January 28th was the date selected by Desta D. Jones, of San Antonio, Texas,
for the date of her marriage to Mark Alvin Quick. Desta is the the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ronald T. Jones, San Antonio & grand-daughter of Donald Austin Dunhan, jr., which makes her
a great great great great granddaughter of Ralph & Melinda Hyde Dunham. Our congratulations to the newlyweds, & our appreciation for the opportunity to use this photo of Desta.

“May 11th: We went to Rosa’a ((sister of Miriam and mother of Ed Sims)) to dinner to meet Bishop Hulse of Cuba.”

The dinner would have been at the Sims home in River Forest, Il. Miriam & Rosa were 2nd cousins of Frances Seymour Hulse (granddaughter of Olive Dunham Barrows), who was the bishop’s wife.