Letter to Elizabeth W. Braman from Amy Aldrich envelope
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Name/Title
Letter to Elizabeth W. Braman from Amy Aldrich
Entry/Object ID
2024.02.47
Scope and Content
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Envelope is addressed to Mrs. E.W. Braman Alma Wabaunsee County Kansas
Postmarked on the front GRAFTON / MAR 25 1895 / OHIO
Postmarked on the back ALMA / MAR 29 1895 / KANS.
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Letter to Elizabeth W. Braman from Amy Aldrich. Each page is folded in half horizontally creating 4 'pages' out of one sheet.
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March 19th/95 Grafton Ohio
Dear Sister I received your letter yesterday Jeromes baby is outting teeth very fast and I was up nearly all night I heard yesterday that Della Drake was dead and had been buried a week she was sick only 3 days scarlet fever that I expect is why they did not inform us when brother H.W.A [Henry William Aldrich] Died there was personal property enough to give each of the girls $500 Della took hers and bought a lot in Cleveland west side and built a house Robert + Wife at the time of Johns funeral staid with them overnight he said they a very pleasant home but now Freds hopes are frustrated
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she left a son + Daughter she named her girl after little Wm Sadler,s girl Florence but called her (Flossie) the boy is Frederic the girl is a very high spirited and smart child when I saw her I thought she looked like Metta so you know how dark she is
Well Elizabeth now about Mary Everard the last time I saw her she was inquiring after you said if she did not hear from you she should write and ask the post master if you was dead or alive I told her I did not know if you was dead or alive she had a corespondence for awhile there for a while he came and she was very much pleased with him he is a
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Boyd, John Bull, and a substantial Close Communion Baptist Wm Jamison Wife Delia Died when they lived on the Brustes Woad farm or the Ridge near Wm Hurst Everard + mary rented his farm and he lived with them until they bought the Walkes farm in the Sterns district where they now live they went to England for their wedding trip or tour they have one child a Daughter Mary kept house for her Uncle Chancey Stevens a long while and was a good house housekeeper
Well Elizabeth I will try to now and solve your Mystery 1st John left 1 son + a daughter alive they 2 children
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died in Nebraska Dora Amy is the oldest she is alive next is Kent Arthur he is alive next was maud is dead was 6 months old next was Paul 9 months old dead his Wife rents rooms in harkness Block 82 and 83 third floors I was with them 6 weeks in the Block then I went to the Asylum twice so that I know how he was wish I could talk and tell you is teaching her children her children just as she learned in College and they go to school in Harkness Block is on the Cor Eucled + Wilson Avenues Clevelend O there has been an adition Newberg Asylum is in Cleveland
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before I go any farther I ust marvel about the names in Oberlin I want you to know that I was an entire stranger to Oberlin people and not aquainted with Metta man yet about the time the girls were courting I heard the names of Ward and Drake and bring a stranger I got the names mixed Well now for Lucy I think the same as you do that Amand stood by Lucy and comforted her in her trials you know Lucy disposition as well as I do she would like to please every one I know enough if I could talke to make a book and Amanda is a christian Woman her my hair is like mothers thanks
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children are all married and have children the old lady Bates is dead she lived a long time after she was a great care Ena Bates kept her as long as she could or would then offerd Janet a little house close by his in Elyria none of the rest would take them the old gent is alive yet living alone Amand had a beautiful Rose bush in full bloom the old Lady would sly to get a layout for herself Amy Amanda says this is the third time she has picked an armful and put them in a boiler and heat the coace on them she wiykd gi abd taje a curtain rod with a fixture on one end say she was going to take a walk Amanda would have
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too go along to the street and talk to her and get her back Harrison Bates Wife is dead Genett is the same as ever I so not know all the names of their children I visiter there one afternoon the table was a longsome and no space around it and every one had to fold their hands or their arm while little Wm asked a blessing Imogene married a Mr. Williams Barthe ma maried a Mr Smith a famrer an the Ridge in Eaton she has four children Marthat maried Mr. Bocock a brother of Curt Kidnys's Wife Evelena is a I do not know where she is whether in Detroit Cleveland or where Howard maried and
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is living at French Creek this is as far down as I know of little Wms family as had to fold my arms for Ransom Stevens is dead he told my Daniel that id he would go with him they could go up to Cake suprise with Captain Woodruff they went and went down to the depths of the mines and brought home some of the views since that one of the Quarry boss told Jerome that his sehoones was going up the Lakes and he could go free he went if I know right they had to cut away the gang way because the waves
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rans so high he said the waves ran across the deck he said it was a pleasant sight to see both sides of the Straits lighted at night Luther Aldrich lives in Lebanaugh and Charly Braman a maried and lives up there to his Wife never saw a Rail Road they this where they can look over into Canada
Now for Clarra Aldrich Wm,s girl she married a young man in Elyria a painter by trade Frank Millis they bought a lot down on the river bank clost to the falls in Elyria at times when star shore drawned they bought one of the sheds
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had it moved on to theer lot he painted it and Clara furnished it she is a dressmaker and worked and freted day + night just like her mother they have only on child a girl Clara worked and got her a gold watch they live well and calendate to build a house she has over worked an has to give up work and has been confined to the bed quite a while youn Dr Samsel attends to her he put glass cup on the lower part of her back between her hips the cups had a rubber ball on each one of them 6 in number 3 each side of her back lone it id not help her and then he had a plaster of paris east cast and further
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in that it cracked a littler then he said he would have to try it again she said no she would rather die she is to have another this Dr is a nephew of the old Gent Samsel I hope Clara will get well but I doubt it Eva Bates Clara Millis + Lizzie Jerome help each other about George Jeromes Father he was getting off a train his foot caught he fell the train cut his leg through the thickest part of the calf of his leg then Lizzie was in Elyria at the same place that George was when he heard his Father,s leg was cut off he went to Lizzies room asked her if she would get up and go with him to where his Father was that
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was the beginning of their ?aepnaintance? Lizzie took care of his leg til it healed and has done his Barbering I think if Lizzie should die Mr Jerome would mourn as for an own child now Elizabeth I do not expect a long letter from you in the position you are in but do send me enough to le me know you are alive Thanks for you promptness continue Robert oldest son,s name is Bert I Nesbett Ms Jerome applied in the Rail Road Co for 10000 and has lately got 2000 I remain as ever yours affectionate sister Amy Nisbett to her sister EW Braman
