Shoemaker, Charles H. (folder no. 2), 1849-1864
Scope and Contents
Shoemaker, Charles H. (Folder 2) 20 items.
Letters to Isaac Shoemaker. Cheltenham, and Richmond, Ind., 1849-1850, 1862-1864.
[Letters of 7th and 8th mo., 1849, describe epidemic in Phil., Bucks County, Pa., and Cincinnati, which took life of Anne Shoemaker, wife of James (?) Shoemaker. Letters of 7mo. 29 and 10mo. 15, 1849, tell
of brother John's journey to California, in the gold rush. Letter of 2mo. 14, 1850, mentions westward thrust of railroads. (Gap of 12 years between Cheltenham and Richmond. Letter, Richmond, April 3, 1862, speaks of farming as a tenant and being dependant). Letter, Richmond, Oct. 27, 1862, tells of hiring guards to protect crops from marauding soldiers. 1864 letters, to Isaac down South, in cotton business.]
Document, bond from Chas. H. Shoemaker to Isaac Shoemaker, for $5,238.
March 7, 1859.
Dates
- Creation: 1849-1864
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research use.
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