Letter from John Grimes to Mary, 1851 July 31
- Collection Name:
- Grimes Family Correspondence
- Title:
- Letter from John Grimes to Mary, 1851 July 31
- Creator:
- Grimes, John, 1819-1873
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1962.017 (m)
- Object ID:
- 1962.017.002
- Date:
- 1851/07/31
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from John Grimes in Troy, NH, to his sister Mary dated July 31, 1851. In the letter, John asks if she saw the eclipse on Monday. He notes he smoked glass to look at it, but the sun was covered so it was easy to see. He continues by discussing the farms and their haying and noting that father may hear from the Winchendon men next Monday about the oxen.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , Solar eclipses , Farms
- Locations:
- Troy, NH
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- Credit Line:
- Gift of Jane C. Cayford.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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