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Henry H. Keithley to Sophronia [McNitt] Cress, March 18, 1884

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Title
Henry H. Keithley to Sophronia [McNitt] Cress, March 18, 1884  
Creator
Keithley, Henry H.  
Date
1884-03-18
Decade
1880s
Description
A letter to Sophronia (McNitt) Cress, the widow of Eli Cress, from Henry H. Keithley, County Clerk of Montgomery County, Illinois. Keithley wrote to order Sophronia's presence at the county court, so that she could report as the guardian of her son, Howard Cress. Also included with the letter is a slip of paper marking an unknown payment.  
Extent
2 sheets (2 pages) and 1 envelope
Dimensions
22.6 cm
Language
eng
Geographic Subject
  • Illinois  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Irving (Ill.)  
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
Topical subject
Legal correspondence  
Genre Subject
  • Financial records  
  • Correspondence  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder
MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 5: Eli Cress
Collection Title
McNitt Family Papers  
Rights
This item is in the public domain.
Acquisition information
Donated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Identifier
0117_0005_16
Collection
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
TitleHenry H. Keithley to Sophronia [McNitt] Cress, March 18, 1884  
CreatorKeithley, Henry H.  
Date1884-03-18
Decade1880s
DescriptionA letter to Sophronia (McNitt) Cress, the widow of Eli Cress, from Henry H. Keithley, County Clerk of Montgomery County, Illinois. Keithley wrote to order Sophronia's presence at the county court, so that she could report as the guardian of her son, Howard Cress. Also included with the letter is a slip of paper marking an unknown payment.  
Extent2 sheets (2 pages) and 1 envelope
Dimensions22.6 cm
Languageeng
Geographic Subject
  • Illinois  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Irving (Ill.)  
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
Topical subjectLegal correspondence  
Genre Subject
  • Financial records  
  • Correspondence  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folderMS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 5: Eli Cress
Collection TitleMcNitt Family Papers  
RightsThis item is in the public domain.
Acquisition informationDonated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Identifier0117_0005_16
CollectionMcNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)

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