Name/Title
Keen Letter, 1867Entry/Object ID
2021.16.68Tags
1860s, PostageScope and Content
Letter addressed to Aaron Keen from his son Walter S. Keen.
"Oberlin, March, 12/67.
Friends at home.
Your leter of the ninth
is hear before me now and was truly
glad to hear from you and to hear that
all was well your letter found me
well and and in good spirit and
in hopes of getting through some
time. I will endever to tell you
some thing about the place our
town has Increased some what
one week ago last Friday might
there was about 15 Negros and
there families came hear from New
York and I tell you that is was
a dark looking set. and raggid,
that is all for this time on that
subject. it is very muddy hear now
and it rained hear a little this morning
and is a very raw wind. and disagreeable.
a word to the one who wrote this
letter that I received when you
send me a nother letter head
your letter with Capitols and
not with small letters and
write it with ink or with
a pencil not write both with ink
and pencil and I dont want
to see so many scratches and so mutch
bad spelling and not make so
many small i's in your letters
when you make an I make a capitol
that is if it is not joind to any
other letter and if it is make a
small one and you said that
you would give me some thing
to Studdie out the next time
that you write I think that you
could not get any thing worse
than you did if you was to
try for it took me about a
half hour and then was not shure
that it was right. that is all
that I have this time on that
subject. untill I get an other one
from you. when you get this letter
please send me them photographs
if you have got any to spare and
if not you need not send them.
I must close my leter with
hopes of writting more the
next tiem write soon goodby
W. S. Keene."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 1Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Keen, Aaron, Keen, Walter S.Related Places
Place
* Untyped Place
Brookfield Township, Ohio, Oberlin, Ohio