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Kate Carnahan, 1848 - 1849

 File — Document box, letter: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 0177- File Folder 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection: A series of nine autograph letters and two substantial but incomplete letters written to Carnahan's mother in Indianapolis. The letters are dated February 6, 1848 to April 2, 1849, and cover such topics of daily life as the personalities of other local women, her wardrobe, social engagements (her first time playing host to the sewing circle, for example), news of cholera epidemics in the region, and the inconveniences of life in a small town in the West.Kate misses her mother, her...
Dates: 1848 - 1849