Letter from Margaret V.A. Cahoon describing life.

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Name/Title

Letter from Margaret V.A. Cahoon describing life.

Entry/Object ID

2000.FIC.02.220

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Letter from Margaret Van Allen Cahoon telling of their situation. Buckeye Cottage July 10th 1840 O. Dear Sister & Brother; Brother D. Kenyon seemed by our... ...more pleasantly situated than last formerly been you will perceive by the commencement of my letter that we have got to housekeeping we have built us a log cabin and have named it as above, we are much better pleased than we were when boarding. Our cabin is... ...to the Lock which makes it... ...for your brothers JB & DK I must give you a slight description of it... ...ing room fourteen feet square. two small bed rooms and a kitchen. I was very sorry to hear that your breast has been so sore you must be very careful or you will be liable to take cold in it again. you say Miss Angelina is cross as ever. I suppose she will take a change soon and be more like her papa good natured. I hope you may continue to enjoy good health. I suppose Miss Anastasia is a real Corn cracker as Miss Lydia says she is Buckeye Harrison girl. [p. 2] I have no news of interest to communicate, Brother Daniel attended the letting of the Miami Rail Road. but did not get any work, the work went very low. The children all send their love to Anastasia. Thomas says I must tell Uncle William to cine up and bring Aunt Amelia, Anastasia; and Angeline; he says I must tell you that he goes to school and has had been through his Reader twice, I escaped... ...Lydia learning as she is some ...boy now since she has got here in the country he seems about a good deal... and he rides his (wooden) horses all day and plagues Charles Oscar as much as ever. ...continues to be good, has two left... ... As you told what Amelia was doing when you wrote I will tell you what Joel was doing. he is sitting here by my side I say ??? he says not. you must judge for yourselves from former times. Mr. Davis boards with us. he boarded at Mr.?Doerhuffs? last winter. Mr. Marline have gone to New York. Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Sarah have moved to Louisville and are keeping boarding house. You will please write soon. Melisa I have got my two boxes? that were left at Wheeling when we left Maryland and the articles were all safe not moth-eaten as I had predicted. Kiss your children [p. 3] for me and mine. Farewell and believe me ever to be your sincere sister Margaret Tell Anastasia her Uncle Daniel says he is going to be married if General Harrison is elected and she must keep herself in readiness to his wedding. We have not heard from any of our Ohio friends, since we saw you. you must come up and see our cabin... ...Write soon. Joel sends his love to you and a kiss to all the children. [p. 4] Mr. W.O. Cahoon 18 Evansville, Indiana Postmark stamped in red ink: JUL 15/ O.

Collection

Early Family Papers: Cahoon

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Angelin, Mr.

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Davis, Mr.

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Cahoon, Daniel Kenyon

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Cahoon, Joel B.

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Sarah, Mrs.

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Thompson, Mrs.

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Cahoon, Margaret Van Allen