Letter about a coffin

Name/Title

Letter about a coffin

Entry/Object ID

BC.2010.022.346.7.AB

Tags

Copyright Restriction

Scope and Content

Single page typed correspondence that reads "Grand Butte, Oct. 24, 1842, Mr. C.I. Coon, Sir: My father wants you to make one double coffin for my Mother..." It is signed "Respectfully yours, Chas. A. Grignon" and has note about the death at the bottom: "Nancy, wife of Augustin Grignon died at the Grand Butte des Morts, on Monday the 24th of Oct. 1842 at 4 l'clock [sic] in the afternoon aged about sixty years". There are two copies of the same letter.

Collection

Brothertown Collection

Cataloged By

Schmit, Aurora

Category

Correspondence

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

Oct 24, 1842

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital Only

Date

08/18/2023

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coon, C.I., Grignon, Charles A., Grignon, Augustin, Grignon, Nancy

Related Places

Place

Cliff

Grand Butte des Morts

Township

Winneconne

County

Winnebago County [Wisconsin : North America]

Reproductions

Notes

Brothertown Indian Nation holds physical copies and copyright; contact Brothertown for reproductions and publishing

Created By

cgerzet1@oneidanation.org

Create Date

08/18/2023

Updated By

cgerzet1@oneidanation.org

Update Date

06/21/2024