Letter

Name/Title

Letter

Entry/Object ID

2007.011.317

Scope and Content

To: Edward E. Johnson, Troy, New York; from Gideon Johnson (father), McKeon - Mr. Shade shot himself when he smashed his gun on the fence. Missed his "artre" and bone - improving now. Erastus went to teach because of division in school - they wanted a woman. One of Gideon's sister's lives in North Brook - Catherine; her husband left her in 1840. Now lives with her daughter. Other family news about their health. Will sell sons horses to E. Stockwell for tax money. Asks Edward to send him $80. Owned by Frank Goldsmith Johnson Dimensions: Height 12 1/2" Width 8"

Collection

Documentary Artifacts

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Dec 10, 1848

Archive Notes

Early Create Date: 1848

Condition

Overall Condition

Good