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Pearce, Christopher Gardner and Jane Ann, Christopher Gardner Pearce papers, Sept. 9-Nov. 16, 1843

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Open book Pearce, Christopher Gardner and Jane Ann, Christopher Gardner Pearce papers, Sept. 9-Nov. 16, 1843

Title Pearce, Christopher Gardner and Jane Ann, Christopher Gardner Pearce papers, Sept. 9-Nov. 16, 1843

Creator Pearce, Christopher Gardner, 1811-1882

Date Sept. 9-Nov. 16, 1843

Place Illinois--Nauvoo, Kentucky--Paducah, Mississippi River, Ohio--Cincinnati

Language English

Subjects Diseases, Floods, Husband and wife, Revivals

Description Correspondence between Christopher Gardner Pearce, who was a Mississippi steamboat captain, and his wife Jane Ann (Sackett), beginning during their courtship in 1839 and continuing until 1851, the year in which Jane Ann died. The letters discuss a variety of subjects, including Pearce's life on the river, Jane Ann’s domestic life in Cincinnati, business, religion, politics, and family news and gossip. Also included is Pearce’s obituary from 1882, and a 1943 newspaper clipping that reprints a large check that Pearce wrote to a grocer in 1865.

User-Contributed Transcription Cairo Saturday Morning Sept 9. 1843My Dear Wife,I have just time to address a few lines to you, and can inform you that we are safely out of the upper River, with a tolerable fair freight, passengers scarce. Charly has written to Emeline, which you will tear off and send her.I did not make any arrangement while I was at St. Louis, but have an unclear in view, I shall go down to New Orleans? this trip, if I do not hear that the sickness is too bad to prevent me, and on my return, I calculate to go to St. Louis with the boat, and return with her to Cairo, from thence leave for Cincinnati, Should every thing move right, and nothing happen to interfere with this proposed arrangementMay this soon reach you, and find you all in good health, is my sincere wishes.Give my love to all the family and accept the same for yourself, and our interesting little Daughter. I shall look for a letter from you on my return to St. Louis.From your Sincere & affectionate HusbandC. G. PearceP.S. I will write you often.

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Archival Collection Title Christopher Gardner Pearce papers

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Call Number midwest ms pearce Box 1 Folder 11

BibID 998292998805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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