Letter from Sarah Hammond Grimes Smith to Almira Grimes, 1864 January 1

Collection Name:

Grimes Family Correspondence

Title:

Letter from Sarah Hammond Grimes Smith to Almira Grimes, 1864 January 1

Creator:

Grimes, Sarah, 1816-1875

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1962.017 (m)

Object ID:

1962.017.059

Date:

1864/01/01

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Sarah Hammond Grimes Smith to Almira Grimes. Letter written January 1, 1864. Sarah writes to wish the family a happy new year. She is happy to hear the family is well and comfortable. It is cold in DeKalb, and the Dr. almost froze on his way to a patient. Sarah's hired girl, Martha, has gone to another family. Sarah is irritated to lose the help but not that Martha is gone. She hopes the children are well and is grateful John's birthday exempts him from the draft.

Subjects:

Correspondence , Family , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Health , Medicine , Abandoned mines , Household employees

Locations:

DeKalb, IL

People:

Grimes, Sarah, 1816-1875 , Grimes, Almira, 1821-1892 , Smith, Dudley , Grimes, Alexander Hamilton, 1829-1901 , Grimes, Abigail Dwinell, 1788-1869 , Grimes, Thomas, 1826-1907 , Grimes, Frances E., 1834-1903 , Grimes, Mary, 1813-1883 , Grimes, John, 1819-1873

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Credit Line:

Gift of Jane C. Crayford.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item