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Mary Pease Brainerd letters, 1875-1882

Author / Creator: Brainerd, Mary Pease, b. 1811
Date: 1875-1882
Publisher: [unpublished]
Description: Four letters, and their (uncorrected OCR) transcriptions, written by Mary ("Molly") Brainerd from rural Danville, Dodge County, Wis. to relatives in Michigan. The two earlier letters are addressed to her niece, Lavinia, a student in Kalamazoo, Mich. and are filled with family news and detailed information about crop conditions. The 1881 letter tells of a very hard winter with deep snow and its attendant difficulties, and of a lot of sickness and death. The 1882 letter describes the provisioning of family members who left for the minefields of Montana.

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Author: Brainerd, Mary Pease, b. 1811
Date: 1875-1882
Publisher: [unpublished]
Language: English
Collections: State of Wisconsin Collection; Wisconsin Pioneer Experience
Location of Original: Wisconsin Historical Society : Oshkosh Area Research Center SC 68 OSH 4/0/2

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