Keen Letter, 1868

Name/Title

Keen Letter, 1868

Entry/Object ID

2021.16.77

Tags

1860s, Postage

Scope and Content

Letter addressed to Aaron and Ellen Keen from William and Sarah Sutten. "Byron Ltanpop Sussex County New Jersey June 24th 1868 Dear brother + sister I take my pen in my hand to let you no that we are all purty well at presint and hope these few lines will find you the same we have had a verry backward spring and corn is quit small but it is coming on as the weather gits warmer wheat and ry looks very good at present Cornelius D. Deurarent + folks are all will I believe and he has built a larg house cost about $4000 but lost his wife one year ago the first day of this month but his daughter keeps house for him and so they go John P. Davarest was to our hous this week but went home he is purty well at present and all appear to be well so good by to you all may god bless you all this from brother and sister fare well so rite soon and tell us all about your crops and your country William Sutten and Sarah Sutten"

Acquisition

Accession

2021.16

Source or Donor

Cover, Dave, Luoma, Leonard

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1868

Location

Location

Container

Civil War

Room

Archives

Building

Morgan History Center

Date

January 6, 2022

Notes

Folder: Post Civil War Letters 2

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Keen, Aaron, Keen, Eleanor, Sutten, William, Sutten, Sarah, Deurarent, Cornelius D., Davarest, John P., Ltanpope, Byron

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Brookfield Township, Ohio, New Jersey