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John Roberts Everett - outgoing - Everett, Cynthia (sister), Everett family correspondence, 1853-1874

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Open book John Roberts Everett - outgoing - Everett, Cynthia (sister), Everett family correspondence, 1853-1874

Title John Roberts Everett - outgoing - Everett, Cynthia (sister), Everett family correspondence, 1853-1874

Date 1853-1874

Language English, Welsh

Subjects Abolitionists, Brothers and sisters, Congregational churches

Extent 6.9 linear feet (16.5 boxes)

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription Osawatomie Feb 14, 1853Dear Cynthia, This week we received your letter and father's, together with mother's and yours. Last week our place received no mails in consequence of the drifts, some of them being a mile long and six feet deep. But this week the Indians had helped to open a track some of the way and some of the way they went through Missouri and succeeded in getting the letters here though very few of the papers for Osawatomie were brought in, we did not get any thing though there are several due. We have had a very severe winter, and have had every facility afforded us for realizing it to the fullest extent I assure you. You know something about Steuben winds. Now suppose you were living in your wood shed, just as it was when we left there and was shaking ever day with "the ague" or shivering with "the chills" and your Steuben winds should take a notion to flow a keen blast all day with an atmosphere from 10�� to 15�� below zero. You could then know something of the misery that we have encountered for the last two months. Dec. 26th the thermometer showed 28�� below zero. Feb. 3rd the same, and Feb 4th found the Mercury 29�� (!) below zero - what would you have said to all that supposing you were still living in your wood shed!

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Archival Collection Title Everett family papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Everett Box 2 Folder 111

BibID 998218028805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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