Family
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://lccn.loc.gov/sh85047009
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Frank Jones Letter, 1874 October - December
File — Box 4257.005: [1006214230], Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
Letter by Frank Jones in Lima, Ohio, to his son John in Nevada, Iowa, begun on October 29, 1874, and finished in December by John's mother. The letter covers the harvesting of apples and pumpkins, burying cabbages, and the snowy weather. John's mother lightly scolds John for the number of letters she has sent him without any reply. She also updates him on the weather as well as the local goings on.
Dates:
1874 October - December
James Gayton Letter, 1846-08-04
File — Box 4257.004: [1006214229], Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
Letter from James Gayton of Cleveland, Ohio, to his brother William Gayton of Waterloo, New York, discussing Richard's ill health, the coming Winter, money, wanting to visit his family, and the current prices for grain and produce. There is a second letter written on the bottom quarter of the sheet of paper by Mary Ann Gayton, William's wife, to her sister-in-law, also named Mary Ann.
Dates:
1846-08-04
Rosa Schumpp Letter, 1887 September 2
File — Box 4257.002: [1006214227], Folder: 23
Scope and Contents
Letter to Lula from her sister Rosa Schumpp at St. Joseph's Academy (probably a boarding school) discussing her namesday gifts from her aunt, her pleasant afternoon, and her upcoming first confession in English. Aunt M. De Sales also writes that Rosa is doing fine.
Dates:
1887 September 2
Ruth Richardson Letter, 1849 March 3
File — Box 4257.001: [1006214226], Folder: 23
Scope and Contents
Letter from Ruth Richardson, of Acton, Massachusetts, to her daughter Ann H. Thompson, of Landgrove, Vermont, describing the sudden death of her husband, Ann's father.
Dates:
1849 March 3