Letter from Louisa Grimes to Sarah, 1855 August 3
- Collection Name:
- Grimes Family Correspondence
- Title:
- Letter from Louisa Grimes to Sarah, 1855 August 3
- Creator:
- Grimes, Mary Louisa, 1820-1859
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1962.017 (m)
- Object ID:
- 1962.017.019
- Date:
- 1855/08/03
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Louisa Grimes (Mary Louisa Grimes) in Troy, NH, to her sister Sarah dated August 3, 1855. The letter discusses the family's health and the recent haying. It goes on to talk about the passage of time and how they "approach our eternal home." The letter details local events and a detailed account of two boys, Franky Foster and Charlie Farren, who went to the old railroad to collect the old iron, which they hoped to sell. The end of the letter discusses a lingering bloody cough.
- Locations:
- Troy, NH
Keene, NH - People:
- Grimes, Mary Louisa, 1820-1859 , Grimes, Sarah, 1816-1875 , Farren, Charlie , Foster, Franky
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- Credit Line:
- Gift of Jane C. Cayford.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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