February 26, 1887 To: Sarah Keith, Galesburg, MI From: Nancy Brown Writes about how much Louese mourns for her son, Jay. Between this letter and her father Luke Keith’s diary, it appears they held a seance and contacted Jay. It is believed that Mrs. Wood was the spiritual medium, but this is just conjecture. Goes… Continue reading February 26, 1887 letter to the Keith Family from Nancy Brown
July 26, 1881 To: Sarah Keith From: Louese Keith, Chicago, IL Louese is writing her mother to tell her that her Uncle Prosper Crawford was fired after fighting with a street car engineer and that her Aunt Kate had gone to visit Aunt Belle, Prosper’s wife, and that she was in miserable health. Louese is… Continue reading July 26, 1881 letter to Sarah Keith from Louese Keith
October 23, 1878 To: Sarah Keith, Galesburg, MI From: Hiram Crawford Jr., Chicago, IL Hiram is writing his sister, Sarah Keith, and trying to address some issues that have apparently been raised by her daughter, Louese, about her living arrangement within Hiram’s household. Hiram senses that Sarah is concerned about the level of work and… Continue reading October 23, 1878 letter to Sarah Keith from Hiram Crawford Jr.
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Letters & Diary Entries From the 1860s through the 1890s 