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Pearce, Christopher Gardner and Jane Ann, Christopher Gardner Pearce papers, April 10-July 7, 1841

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Open book Pearce, Christopher Gardner and Jane Ann, Christopher Gardner Pearce papers, April 10-July 7, 1841

Title Pearce, Christopher Gardner and Jane Ann, Christopher Gardner Pearce papers, April 10-July 7, 1841

Creator Pearce, Christopher Gardner, 1811-1882

Date April 10-July 7, 1841

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 Louisville Saturday EveningApril 10th 1841My dear AnnI can inform you that we arrived here this morning all safe after passing a Steam boatman's fatigue of a dark rainy night. I did not retire until 3'oclk image and was up again before daylight so you can very readily imagine how I passed the night__I thought myself the contrast between steam boating, and being retired with you, was very considerable. We have been playing loose and fast here at the landing all day, under pretense of leaving, by so doing we have nearly every berth taken, both in the Ladies and Gentlemen's Cabin, just before I commenced writing I gave my large family notice that the "Goddess" would not depart until morning. This was a little shock at first but they soon got the better of it, after relishing a good supper which was good them, and all seemed quite cheerful again.We shal leave tomorrow morning Sunday about 10 o'ck without fail, and

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Archival Collection Title Christopher Gardner Pearce papers

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Call Number midwest ms pearce Box 1 Folder 3

BibID 998292998805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Filename 998292998805867_mms_pearce_box_01_fl_003_001_01.tif

Unique Identifier NL1PYC6

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