This article presents epistolary writings of Amélia Hartley de Brito Antunes Maciel, Broness of Three Hills. Among 151 letters from 1885 and 1918, most of them had her eldest daughter Amélia Anibal Hartley Maciel, called "sinhá", as addressee. By getting closer to her relatives through the use of written messages, Amélia provides information on many other subjects. That enables us to understand how epistolary agreement was maintained. The letters show details of day-to-day in writing, its meanings, the moment of writing, the subject, reasons, ways, and where Amélia used to write. One can see the way Amélia used to read, reply, and organize the letters she received.
Baroness of Three Hills; letters; epistolary writing