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Andrew family letters, 1882-1888.
BANC MSS 94/216 cLOCAL
Collection Overview

Title:

Andrew family letters, 1882-1888

Creator/Contributor:

Andrews family., creator

Creator/Contributor:

Andrews, Alfred H.

Creator/Contributor:

Andrews, Julia.

Creator/Contributor:

Andrews, Leighton.

Abstract:

Letters between Alfred Andrews, his wife Julia, son Leighton, and various family members and friends about domestic matters mostly dating from 1882. In 1888, the correspondence resumes in which Julia Andrew's letters describe her convalescence in Santa Monica, Calif. at the Hotel Acadia, during which her sister contracted typhoid fever from bad drains and her ill mother was frequently bled. The letters also describe the train trip to and from California and her impressions of New Orleans, the Southwest, and Salt Lake City, Utah.

Date:

1882 (issued)

Subject:

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Hotel Acadia (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Railroad travel -- United States -- 19th century
Medical care -- California
Southwest, New -- Description and travel
New Orleans (La.) -- Description and travel
Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Description and travel

Type:

Letterheads.

Physical Description:

print
1 box (.2 linear ft.)

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 94/216 cLOCAL

Origin:

California