Folded letter to Mary A. Aldrich from Amy Nesbet, Grafton
Origsize: 4.5" x 7"; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI
Name/Title
Folded letter to Mary A. Aldrich from Amy Nesbet, Grafton
Entry/Object ID
2024.02.18
Scope and Content
Folded letter to Mary A. Aldrich from Amy Nesbitt, Grafton
Letter: Jan 1, 1889
Dear Sister
I wish you and David a happy New Year. and hope these presents will suit you. We had a good time ... festivities... Dan set a little Evergreen tree in a corner of the parlor Dan's baby Morris had a money bank with two little birds with their mouths open with thier mother bird just above them put the money in her bill and press down on a spring and she feeds them the money and a butterfly tin
p.2 and painted beautifully with a rod about 2 feet long that runs the butterfly on wheels and opens and shuts its wing a doll a bat a ball in a tub and mug head rest for his chair. Donna Dan's Wife had a set of silver knives Dan had a Masonic Breast Pin I had a red silk undershirt about as large as your hand a calico dress specticle receiver a pair of specticles I had a nice ? of writing paper I will send you the Cape and Specticle Reciever to be hung where it is convenient I think the
p.3 cape is nice Dan's baby was playing and pulling at my clothes while I was making it Donna made the reciever the package will go in the mail both at the same time I want you to write when you get it right away would be to take a receipt but want you to write as soon as you recieve this and the package I have been to Uncle Plato and seen Lize about a week last Saturday she moved to Elyria and we can see her often now you know she has Lize from a divorce from Walker she keeps Danny her oldest with her
p.4 Willie the youngest has a place to stay in Grafton but I cannot get to see him John moved to Lincon Nebraska last Saturday Henry is railroading is a breakman on a passenger train he has to go through the train bellman every station he goes through Lincon North part of Council Bluffs so you see my family are going west this is all from your sister Amy Nesbet Grafton
