September 15, 1876 To: Frank Tomlinson From: Ethan Keith, Galesburg, MI Has a job with the Kalamazoo Valley Agricultural Works making pulleys & patterns for castings. The iron works in Lawton which employed 300 men has closed for a while and that “just about kills the place.” Nancy and Hannah are coming home to spend… Continue reading September 15, 1876 letter to Frank Tomlinson from Ethan Keith
February 9, 1874 To: Frank Tomlinson From: Ethan Keith, Galesburg, MI Aunt Alfleda is sick. She takes morphine for her stomach but won’t let a doctor see her. Lucy has joined the Grangers. Uncle Joe Lee is so lame that he can hardly get around. Scan of 1874-02-09 Ethan Keith to Frank Tomlinson Galesburg Feb… Continue reading February 9, 1874 letter to Frank Tomlinson from Ethan Keith
June 15, 1872 To: Frank Tomlinson From: Ethan Keith, Galesburg, MI Writes that he was offered a position as a streetcar conductor in Chicago but that he isn’t well enough to try it. The Plank family is living in part of their house for the summer while Mr. Plank looks for land in several states.… Continue reading June 15, 1872 letter to Frank Tomlinson from Ethan Keith
March 15, 1862 To: Mark Lee, Kalamazoo, MI From: Jeff Chaffee, Camp Farnum, Washington, D.C. Tells Mark that he should wait until the war is over before he marries. Asks him to tell Grandpa and Grandma that “they will always be rembered by me as son should remember his … parents with the tenderest of… Continue reading March 15, 1862 letter to Mark Lee from Jeff Chaffee
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