This letter is perhaps the strangest letter in my collection. So strange, in fact, that I thought about ignoring it as some sort of prank. But now I’m beginning to think it might be the most significant letter that I have! As background, the letter is addressed to “Uncle Ed”. Also mentioned is “Aunt Maggie”. […]
An undated letter from Ann Campbell to Edward Frasier
Sadly, this letter is undated. Edward’s wife Ida is mentioned, so I presume it was written sometime after April 1886. For the purposes of filing the document, I have estimated the date as January 1, 1887. Ann, ever the entrepreneur, is buying and selling pigs. It sounds like she may have gotten a free pig […]
A letter from Grandmother, 1886
This letter was written by Edward’s Grandmother, Elizabeth Tainsh Campbell, on Christmas Day 1886. In her letter, she says she is 92 years old, but her handwriting is remarkably steady and legible!
Perry Hadsall, 1886
Interspersed with letters from his mother, I found this letter from Edward’s “old” friend Perry Hadsall. Perry has recently taken up a homestead near Wray, Colorado. Perry seems to be bragging a bit and is trying to entice Edward to move west. Perry appears to be a Nebraska friend, not a Wisconsin or Iowa friend, […]
Ann Campbell to Edward Frasier, December 1883
Ann is just bursting with ideas and assignments for her son Edward. She is writing from Malcolm, Nebraska where she is planning to build a house. She wants Edward to run the numbers for her and help her figure out how much of her livestock she will need to sell in order to finance the construction. I’m curious […]
