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Pearce, Christopher Gardner to Jane Ann (includes letter with description of the Great Flood of 1844), Christopher Gardner Pearce papers, March 5-June 24, 1844

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Open book Pearce, Christopher Gardner to Jane Ann (includes letter with description of the Great Flood of 1844), Christopher Gardner Pearce papers, March 5-June 24, 1844

Title Pearce, Christopher Gardner to Jane Ann (includes letter with description of the Great Flood of 1844), Christopher Gardner Pearce papers, March 5-June 24, 1844

Creator Pearce, Christopher Gardner, 1811-1882

Date March 5-June 24, 1844

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 March 5th/44My Dear Wife,We arrived here about daylight all safe, nothing here of any consequence to replenish our poor trip - We shall leave for St. Louis at 9 O'clock this morning -- and think by going ahead we may get a good trip back from St. Louis, as that is our only hope at present --I hope you will be very careful and not take any more cold, you had better continue to take such drops as Doct. W. may recommend for your cough. - I shall be as expeditious as possible in makeing the trip. I think you may look for about the 15th inst. --My love to all the family, and a kiss for yourself and our little Daughter. -- Your sincere & Affectionate HusbandC. G. Pearce

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Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Christopher Gardner Pearce papers

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Call Number midwest ms pearce Box 1 Folder 12

BibID 998292998805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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File Created 10/27/2016

Filename 998292998805867_mms_pearce_box_01_fl_012_001_01.tif

Unique Identifier NL1PYN4

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