May 20, 1883 To: Nancy Betts From: Eugene Crawford, White Pine, CO Written on Crawford House stationery, showing E. L. Crawford as the proprietor. Eugene is writing his grandmother and enclosing $2.00. He would have sent more, but couldn’t because he didn’t expect to realize anything from his mine until the fall. His wife, Minnie,… Continue reading May 20, 1883 letter to Nancy Betts from Eugene Crawford
May 9, 1882 To: Oscar & Mary Ann Keith From: Sarah Keith A letter of condolence to Oscar and Mary Ann regarding the death of their daughter, Katie. Also writes with an update on her family, particularly that Louese and D.D. Harris were married on April 12th. She also adds a letter of condolence to… Continue reading May 9, 1882 letter to Oscar & Mary Ann Keith from Sarah Keith
January 1, 1879 To: Margaret Stinehart From: Julia Allen, Comstock, MI Daily accounting of the family life. Comstock, 1879 Dear Sister Margaret[1] January 1st, We[2] went to Keiths[3] and held New Years, Hanks family[4] there too. Nancys Pa plays on a violin, & her Brother[5] on the Organ so we heard good music. Hank give… Continue reading January 1, 1879 letter to Margaret Stinehart from Julia Allen
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.
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
May 9, 1876 To: Frank Tomlinson From: Ethan Keith, Galesburg, MI Dell has traded his farm for one five miles northwest of Marshall which is about 100 acres. Henry and George Ives have got the patterns done of the plow. They are also going to make Ethan’s binder. Grandma Betts came last Saturday and is… Continue reading May 9, 1876 letter to Frank Tomlinson from Ethan Keith
Crawford, Hall & Hamilton Families When Jay Crawford and I first started transcribing the letters, we always tried to link relationships to the people mentioned in the letters. The letter of March 13, 1873 from Nancy Crawford-Betts to her daughter Sarah Keith presents two mysteries we have been trying to sort out. The first one… Continue reading March 13, 1873 letter to Sarah Keith from Nancy Betts together with research concerning the relationship between the Crawford, Hall and Hamilton Families
May 1, 1867 To: Nancy Keith, Galesburg, MI From: Lois Clark, Wayland, MI Lois writes that she has been doing some work around the house. Willie and Meredith are out to play and Kate is holding Myrtie. They are all well as usual. She asks a lot of questions about various people and is wondering… Continue reading May 1, 1867 letter to Nancy Keith from Lois Clark
June 8, 1866 To: Sarah Crawford From: Sarah M. Morrison She has written several times but has not heard back. She is trying to decide whether or not to join the free will Baptist church and would like Sarah’s advice. She wishes Sarah would come to visit or let the girls come and asks that… Continue reading June 8, 1866 letter to Sarah Keith from Sarah Morrison
May 13, 1866 To: Luke & Sarah Keith From: Lois Clark, Spring Hill, OH Lois is trying to make some decisions about her life as a young widow. She is trying to decide whether to buy a farm in Spring Hill (draws a map) but also thinking about going to Michigan. The children think she… Continue reading May 13, 1866 letter to Luke & Sarah Keith from Lois Clark
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