Partial letter from Joseph Walter Drown to John H. Temple
Entry/Object ID
2015.430.1.1
Description
One sheet of a letter from Joseph Walter Drown to John H. Temple, ca. 1874. The sheet contains text written in ink on both sides. Drown greets Temple with a Christmas salutation, as the letter was written in December. It talks of two Christmas trees in town and a dance. Most of the letter stresses the importance of an education, books and gaining knowledge as an encouragement for Temple, who was in school at the time. The letter is signed. The item is generally in good condition with minor creases from folds.
