Description
Sarah Tefft married Horace Underwood on November 30, 1851 in Kingston, Rhode Island. Within a few years, the couple would move to eastern Iowa, near the town of Princeton. The pair had a daughter, Mary Lilian in 1859. In the early 1860s, they returned to Rhode Island. This collection includes letters detailing Sarah's life in Iowa, asking after family and friends in Rhode Island, pressed flowers, a photograph, and a mourning shroud sample.
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Letter from Sally to "My Dear Sister," July 17, 1860
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Letters from Sally to "Dear Ann," "Dear Mae," and "Dear Sister," February 1, 1858
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Letter from Sally to "Sister Ann," July 30, 1859
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Letter from Sally to "Sister Ann," April 26, 1858
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Letter from S. U. to "Dear Sister," January 23, 1861
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Letters from Sarah/S. U./Sade to "Dear Sister," "Dear Mae," "My Father Dear," and "My Dear Sister," November 30, 1858 and December 1858
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Letter from Sally to "Dear Sister Ann," July 20, 1859
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Letter from Aunt Esther to "My Dear Lillian," March 21, 1885 and letter from Julia E. Wells to "Dear Lillie," April 19, 1885
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Letter from Sally to "Dear Ann," May 9
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Time Span
1851 to 1885
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frontier and pioneer life families loneliness gossip courtship
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91
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91 TOTAL ITEMS
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