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Letter from Sarah to "Dear Sister Ann," February 15, 1857 Item Info
- Title:
- Letter from Sarah to "Dear Sister Ann," February 15, 1857
- Creator (Person):
- Underwood, Sarah, 1829-1883
- Date Created:
- 1857-02-15
- Time Period:
- 1850s
- Description:
- Letter from Sarah Underwood to her sister Ann E. Tefft, February 15, 1857 describing flooding and stormy weather, how the local windmill is constructed, and criticisms of the local schools. She also recounts trying corn meal and requests more letters from her family.
- Subject (Topic):
- Weather Windmills Rural schools Frontier and pioneer life Corn meal
- 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:
- 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:
- underwood7
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9c88h
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- Preferred Citation:
- "Letter from Sarah to "Dear Sister Ann," February 15, 1857", Sarah Underwood Papers, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9c88h
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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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