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Open book Letter Chicago, Ill., to Thomas Wigglesworth, Boston, Mass., 1839 Aug. 9

Title Letter Chicago, Ill., to Thomas Wigglesworth, Boston, Mass., 1839 Aug. 9 
Creator Wigglesworth, Samuel
Date 1839 
Place Illinois, Illinois--Chicago, Illinois--Joliet, Missouri--Saint Louis, Saint Louis (Mo.)
Language English
Subjects Fever, Travelers, Water-supply
Description Text of letter on p. [1]-[4]; address on p. [4]
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Formerly known as Ayer MS 980a. 
Summary Aug. 9, 1839, letter from Samuel Wigglesworth to Thomas Wigglesworth, of Boston, regarding the former's trip from St. Louis to Chicago. Wigglesworth, who travelled by steamer up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers to Peru, and by stage from there to Chicago, describes the St. Louis water system, Mississippi River water clarity, luxuriant vegetation and wildlife along the Illinois River, fevers prevalent among Illinois citizens, Kickapoo and Peoria, prairie expanses, and Joliet local elections pitting Americans against Irish.  Wigglesworth also mentions travel arrangements for his return to Boston via the Great Lakes and Buffalo. 
Extent 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 25 cm 
Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, American, Travel literature
Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection
Rights Status No Copyright - United States
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.
Contributing Institution Newberry Library
Link to Catalog View record
Call Number Ayer MS 3203 
BibID 133036
Size 2367px × 2959px     20.07 MB 
IIIF Resource Type Canvas 
File Created 11/14/2013 
Filename 991330368805867_Ayer_MS_3203_00001.tif 
Unique Identifier NL11I07K