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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
Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.
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