Box 4257.001
Contains 55 Results:
C. and Louisa Van Duren Letter, 1845 August 10
Parents C. and Louisa Van Duren of Dansville, New York, wrote to children in Franklin, Michigan, about crops and harvest. The weather had been irregular and caused the premature death of the fruit and potatoes, though the wheat harvest was abundant.
Richard Varick Petition to Congress, 1829 September 29
Petition to Congress written by several members of the "Committee of Petitioners in the City of New York." The main concern of the petition is "to prevent the transportation of the mail on the Sabbath and the keeping open of post-offices on that holy day." The petition is a mixture of handwritten and typed concerns
J. H. Tebbets Letter, 1846 October 31
Letter from J.H. Tebbets of Saco (probably Maine) to his sister Julia Ann Tebbets of Grand Falls, New Hampshire. Besides the news of the family, the letter ends with an Indian prayer of five stanzas.
Virginia Whitwell Letter, 1845 June 23
Letter from Virginia Whitwell in Rahway, New Jersey, to her mother Ann W. Whitwell of Washington, D. C., telling about the horrors of her trip from home to Rahway via stage coach, boat, and train, as well as relating the news of other family friends
Pennsylvania Dutch Funeral Cards, 1843 - 1982
Thirty-five funeral cards dating from 1843 to 1982. The cards are primarily for the Hochstedler, Miller, Schmucker, Schrock and Yoder families although there are other families represented.