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Letter from Sally to "Sister Ann" and "Sister Mercy," December 27, 1857 Item Info
- Title:
- Letter from Sally to "Sister Ann" and "Sister Mercy," December 27, 1857
- Creator (Person):
- Underwood, Sarah, 1829-1883
- Date Created:
- 1857-12-27
- Time Period:
- 1850s
- Description:
- Letter from Sarah Underwood to her sister Ann E. Tefft and "Sister Mercy," December 27, 1857 describing the winter weather, Christmas dinner, Sarah's sense of isolation, an attempt at matchmaking, spinning, and news of friends and family. A verse is written on the envelope.
- Subject (Topic):
- Dinners and dining Loneliness Families Frontier and pioneer life Courtship
- 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:
- 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:
- 5 pages
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Digital Collection Title:
- Sarah Underwood papers
- Digital Collection Permalink:
- http://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w91c1tf6f
- Identifier:
- underwood43
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9b886
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- Preferred Citation:
- "Letter from Sally to "Sister Ann" and "Sister Mercy," December 27, 1857", Sarah Underwood Papers, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9b886
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- Rights:
- The Iowa State University Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries.
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