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Letter from Sarah to "My Dear Sisters," January 18, 1857 Item Info

Letter from Sarah Underwood to her sisters Ann E. Tefft and Mae Tefft, January 18, 1857. The letter includes descriptions of where she is now living including transportation on the Mississippi, sleighing, various items she is sending such as plants and a curtain sample, a local barn raising, and conversations with her neighbor Jesse about courting her sisters.
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Title:
Letter from Sarah to "My Dear Sisters," January 18, 1857
Creator (Person):
Underwood, Sarah, 1829-1883
Date Created:
1857-01-18
Time Period:
1850s
Description:
Letter from Sarah Underwood to her sisters Ann E. Tefft and Mae Tefft, January 18, 1857. The letter includes descriptions of where she is now living including transportation on the Mississippi, sleighing, various items she is sending such as plants and a curtain sample, a local barn raising, and conversations with her neighbor Jesse about courting her sisters.
Subject (Topic):
Families Loneliness Frontier and pioneer life Courtship Mississippi River
Subject (Person):
Underwood, Sarah, 1829-1883 Tefft, Ann E. Tefft, Mae
Location:
Iowa--Princeton Iowa--Scott County
Language:
eng
Source:
Sarah Underwood papers
Call Number:
MS 694
Box:
1
Folder Number:
1
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:
4 pages
Genre:
correspondence
Type:
Text
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Sarah Underwood papers
Digital Collection Permalink:
http://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w91c1tf6f
Identifier:
underwood12
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97g6k

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"Letter from Sarah to "My Dear Sisters," January 18, 1857", Sarah Underwood Papers, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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