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Rural families -- Kansas -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Records:

Correspondence of Jennie and Will Johnson

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P909
Overview

Jennie Johnson and husband Will Johnson resided in Beaumont, Kansas in the late 19th century with their son, Henry. They managed a farm, and Will traveled frequently. This collection includes correspondence among Jennie; Will; and their friends, family, and neighbors sent between 1885 and 1888. The letters are organized bu author and then by date.

Dates: 1885 - 1888

Milford, Davis County, Kansas Letters

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P910
Overview This collection includes three letters written in 1880 from Davis (presently Geary) and Hamilton Counties, Kansas. Aside from the year they were written there is no clear relationship among these letters. A letter of April 28, 1880 from J. Fawley and family is written to an old friend. The letter discusses farming, grain prices and an outbreak of measles. Family members Ashley and Abram are also mentioned. A letter dated September 26, 1880 has no specified author or recipient, but is likely...
Dates: 1880