Name/Title
Keen Letter, 1867Entry/Object ID
2021.16.87Tags
1860s, PostageScope and Content
Letter addressed to Aaron Keen from his son Walter S. Keen.
"Mr Aaron Keene
Brookfield
Ohio.
Oberlin, Mar. 10/67
Dear Father + Mother.
I hear by seat my
self down to let you know that
I am well and when these few lines
meat you I hope that they will
find you enjoying the same state of
health, and I hope that Father is
well and able to get about. I have
not got through yet with my
course. I have no news to write to
you this time we have had a few
weeks of very fine weather hear but
it is not so nice to day for it is
raining and the mud is about Six
Fute deep. but that dont bother
meany for I take the Side walk
for it I just returned from Church
and we had a very nice sermon
there was about Two Thousand
People at Presont. they had a revival
hear this winter and there was about
Five Hundred People Converted they
wred there names off to day. this is
equal to any Four towns that ever
I was in for Meetings they have
about 50 Prair meetings hear every
week. Preaching hear three times on
sunday and twice through the week.
I must tell you about a lecture that
we had hear this week it was an old
Inglish man his subject was "Rise
and Progress of the liberal Party in
England, from 1815 to 1866".
and the enactment of the Corn
law and I must say that I never
heard a better lecture in my life
than that was and to night there
is a Phenologist lecture at the secon
Church to night and I am going
to hear him if possable. that
is all that is going on hear at
any time no theaters hear nor no
concerts nor minsterals I think that
they might have [explicative] minsteral hear
for they have Negros enough for there
three [explicative] to one white man.
it is a wonder that it dont rain more
here than it does. I want you to
write soon and send it back by
the next maill I must bring
my letter to a close for this
time good by I am yours truly
Walter S. Keene.
85.41.45.T. el.21.-6.-3667.el.el.23.el.
i went to Chirch this afternoon
and there was one hundred and
twenty that was baptised they call
it baptising it is the presbyterian"Acquisition
Accession
2021.16Source or Donor
Cover, Dave, Luoma, LeonardLocation
Location
Container
Civil WarRoom
ArchivesBuilding
Morgan History CenterDate
January 6, 2022Notes
Folder: Post Civil War Letters 2Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Keen, Aaron, Keen, Walter S.Related Places
Place
* Untyped Place
Brookfield Township, Ohio, Oberlin, Ohio