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Letter from Sarah to "Dear Sister," November 2, 1856 Item Info

Letter from Sarah Underwood to Ann E. Tefft, November 2, 1856, describing her homesickness, houses and churches in her neighborhood, the location of the house they are building, damage to their trunks shipped from Rhode Island, "Indians" she saw in Chicago, and news of neighbors.
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Title:
Letter from Sarah to "Dear Sister," November 2, 1856
Creator (Person):
Underwood, Sarah, 1829-1883
Date Created:
1856-11-02
Time Period:
1850s
Description:
Letter from Sarah Underwood to Ann E. Tefft, November 2, 1856, describing her homesickness, houses and churches in her neighborhood, the location of the house they are building, damage to their trunks shipped from Rhode Island, "Indians" she saw in Chicago, and news of neighbors.
Subject (Topic):
Loneliness Communities Frontier and pioneer life Minorities Ethnic costume Moving, Household Freight and freightage
Subject (Person):
Underwood, Sarah, 1829-1883 Tefft, Ann E.
Location:
Iowa--Princeton Iowa--Scott County
Language:
eng
Source:
Sarah Underwood papers
Call Number:
MS 694
Box:
1
Folder Number:
8
Finding Aid Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9qr25
Contributing Institution:
Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Extent:
3 pages
Genre:
correspondence
Type:
Text
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Sarah Underwood papers
Digital Collection Permalink:
http://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w91c1tf6f
Identifier:
underwood104
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w94k59
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"Letter from Sarah to "Dear Sister," November 2, 1856", Sarah Underwood Papers, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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