Susy's letters to Brownell are preserved at Hamilton College and were
published in a Master's thesis by Michelle Cotton, which I have. I don't
know if Louise's letters to Susy survive. I've read all of Susy's letters,
and even after taking into account the tendency of 19th century women to use
language that could easily be mistaken for lesbian expressions of love
today, there are at least four letters that seem to point explicitly toward
a lesbian relationship. It cannot be proven, of course. At the very least
Susy comes across as the suitor and very needy.

Susy died in the "mahogany room" (the guest bedroom) downstairs and the
family left behind all of the furniture from that room. When the house was
sold in 1903, the new owners sold off the furniture that was stored in the
carriage house. I have a mahogany framed mirror that was sold off in 1903
that is probably from that room. The Hartford house has the bed and a
dresser from that room, I think. At least some of Susy's library ended up
with Clara, who sold them off with her father's books in 1951, and I have a
few of Susy's books. But I've not seen a trace of any letters from anyone
written to Susy.

Kevin Mac Donnell
Austin TX