Newberry Library - Letter : Adamsville, Mich., to John A. Sweetman, Charlton, Saratoga Co., N.Y., 1837 Dec. 16

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Open book Letter : Adamsville, Mich., to John A. Sweetman, Charlton, Saratoga Co., N.Y., 1837 Dec. 16

Title Letter : Adamsville, Mich., to John A. Sweetman, Charlton, Saratoga Co., N.Y., 1837 Dec. 16

Creator Parent, James L

Date 1837

Place Illinois, Illinois--Chicago, Michigan--Adamsville

Language English

Subjects Teachers

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Formerly known as Ayer MS 672a.
Text on p. [1]-[3]; address on p. [4]

Summary Letter from recent Adamsville, Mich., immigrant and school teacher, James L. Parent, to his friend, John A. Sweetman, back home in Charlton, N.Y., requesting news, and describing Adamsville and his recent trip through Illinois to the Mississippi River at the mouth of the Rock River. Includes descriptions of sparsely settled Illinois prairie lands and of flooded plains surrounding Chicago.

Extent 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 31 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, Travel literature

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

Link to Catalog View record

Call Number Ayer MS 3145

BibID 131882

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2351px × 3609px 24.30 MB

File Created 11/12/2013

Filename 991318828805867_Ayer_MS_3145_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11HZXF