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Pearce, Christopher Gardner and Jane Ann, Christopher Gardner Pearce papers, Jan. 10-May 28, 1843

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Open book Pearce, Christopher Gardner and Jane Ann, Christopher Gardner Pearce papers, Jan. 10-May 28, 1843

Title Pearce, Christopher Gardner and Jane Ann, Christopher Gardner Pearce papers, Jan. 10-May 28, 1843

Creator Pearce, Christopher Gardner, 1811-1882

Date Jan. 10-May 28, 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 St. Louis Jan. 10th 1843My Dear Wife,I can inform you that we arrived here yesterday, without receiving any injury, except the ware and tare of boat, what was considerable, and we had to force our way through the Ice, nearly all the way from Cairo up and some part of the distance was very heavy. The weather here has somewhat moderated, and today we have had quite a little flurry of snow, with considerable Ice still running in the River. We have nearly discharged our Cargo, and got clear of the most of our Emigrant passengers. And if the weather continues mild, we will commence loading again for N. Orleans, and probably depart for that port, within two days, as the water is on the fall, which will cause us to be in haste. On the evening of the 6th inst. whilst we were laying by to wood, and experienced a severe storm of wind and rain, and as we proceeded on the next day we saw the wreck of a steam boat, just below Liberty, which is 75 miles below St. Louis, and stoped to inquire what is was, on inquiry found it to be a little boat called the "Light" which was capsized by the squall of the 6th inst. as mentioned above,

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Archival Collection Title Christopher Gardner Pearce papers

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Call Number midwest ms pearce Box 1 Folder 9

BibID 998292998805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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