Letter from John Grimes to his sister, 1857 February 17
- Collection Name:
- Grimes Family Correspondence
- Title:
- Letter from John Grimes to his sister, 1857 February 17
- Creator:
- Grimes, John, 1819-1873
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1962.017 (m)
- Object ID:
- 1962.017.029
- Date:
- 1857/02/19
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from John Grimes to an unnamed sister (not Mary). Letter written from Troy, NH, February 19, 1857. He writes of the recent flood that almost flooded his shop, He and Mary Louisa miss sleighing with the family. They rely on the newspaper for news of the outside world, and recently attended an abolition meeting where a former slave spoke. He urges his sister to write more often.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence, Antislavery movements, Floods, Newspapers, Sleighs
- Locations:
- Troy, NH
- Terms of Use:
- For permission to reproduce or publish this item, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Users are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.\n
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Jane C. Crayford.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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