Letter from Sarah Hammond Grimes Smith to Almira Grimes, 1865 March 19

Collection Name:

Grimes Family Correspondence

Title:

Letter from Sarah Hammond Grimes Smith to Almira Grimes, 1865 March 19

Creator:

Grimes, Sarah, 1816-1875

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1962.017 (m)

Object ID:

1962.017.065

Date:

1865/03/19

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 from DeKalb, IL, March 19, 1865. Sarah writes because she is so lonely, even though the Dr. does not like her to write on Sundays. She asks after the weather in Keene and the health of the family, of whom she has received troubling health updates. Sarah misses all the family, especially the children. She has been baking. The Dr. is being called to court. Sarah anticipates the war will be over soon and pleads with Almira to write her soon.

Subjects:

Correspondence , Family , Winter storms , Marriage , Health , Children , Baking , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Locations:

DeKalb, IL

People:

Grimes, Sarah, 1816-1875 , Smith, Dudley , Grimes, Almira, 1821-1892 , Grimes, Thomas, 1826-1907 , Robbins, Nancy Elizabeth, 1832-1917 , Grimes, Frances E., 1834-1903 , Grimes, John, 1819-1873 , Grimes, Julia Bellows, 1825-1888 , Grimes, Abigail Dwinell, 1788-1869

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Credit Line:

Gift of Jane C. Crayford.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item