Letter from Stephen Eames to William and Olive Plumb, August 23, 1840
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| Title | Letter from Stephen Eames to William and Olive Plumb, August 23, 1840 |
| Creator | Eames, Stephen |
| Date | 1840-08-23 |
| Decade | 1840s |
| Description | A letter from Stephen Eames to William and Olive Plumb discussing the settlement he lives on, including the building of a school house, his Mormon neighbors, sickness and death, and a road leading from the Illinois to the Mississippi River. He also writes about the disadvantages to farming in the area. The address block panel of the letter is addressed to William Plumb Esq. |
| Extent | 1 sheet (4 pages) |
| Dimensions | 25 cm |
| Language | eng |
| Geographic Subject | |
| Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder | MS 605; Folder 1: Letters, 1837-1868 |
| Collection Title | Eames Family Letters |
| Rights | No Copyright - United States |
| Acquisition information | Donated by Lelia Bascom in 1920. |
| Repository | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections |
| Type | |
| Identifier | 0605_0001_04 |
| Collection | Eames Family Letters (Digitized Content) |
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