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Parkinson family letters : ALS, 1848-1893.
BANC MSS 98/180 czLOCAL
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Title:
Parkinson family letters : ALS, 1848-1893Creator/Contributor:
Parkinson family., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Parkinson, May.Creator/Contributor:
Harrison family.Abstract:
Collection of 21 letters includes letters from members of the Parkinson and Harrison families and friends to May Parkinson
(Mrs. A.A. Parkinson) as well as a few letters from May. Many are letters of condolence on family deaths, particularly that
of Gus, her husband. May and Gus (Augustus?) Parkinson apparently lived in San Jose, while the letters mostly come from Belleville
and Ashland (Ill.) or other areas in the midwest. Letters also discuss family affairs, health, finances, the weather, life
in Illinois, etc. Letter writers or recipients include Celia Whiteside, Malinda Lacey, Lucinda Harrison, a German cousin Julia,
Lizzie Clair Connell, T.[A.?] Harrison, Nellie, Ollie and Fred, Lettie Mason Irvine, R. Bentley, L.P. Kraffz, Mary M. Dunlap,
Mrs. George Parkinson, and others.
Date:
1848 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ilManners and customs
Belleville (Ill.)
Illinois -- Social life and customs
Illinois -- Mœurs et coutumes
Illinois
Illinois -- Belleville
Parkinson, A. A
Note:
Transferred from the James E. Sisson papers (BANC MSS 87/167 c).
Physical Description:
print
1 portfolio (.1 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 98/180 czLOCAL