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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
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
  • Irving (Ill.)  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Illinois  
Topical subject
Legal correspondence  
Genre Subject
  • Correspondence  
  • Financial records  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder
MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 5: Eli Cress
Collection Title
McNitt Family Papers
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Acquisition information
Donated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999
Repository
Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Type
  • Correspondence  
  • Text  
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
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
  • Irving (Ill.)  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Illinois  
Topical subjectLegal correspondence  
Genre Subject
  • Correspondence  
  • Financial records  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folderMS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 5: Eli Cress
Collection TitleMcNitt Family Papers
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Acquisition informationDonated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999
RepositoryIllinois History and Lincoln Collections
Type
  • Correspondence  
  • Text  
Identifier0117_0005_16
CollectionMcNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)

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