tag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:/items/a4065a20-1a20-0138-7070-02d0d7bfd6e4-5Letter from Stephen Eames to William and Olive Plumb, August 23, 18402022-07-28T14:30:48Ztag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/2888482020-01-16T17:39:14Z2022-07-28T14:30:48ZLetter from Stephen Eames to William and Olive Plumb, August 23, 1840A 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.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library