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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05245.18.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters of Charles Horsfall |
| Title | Charles G. Horsfall to Mary Horsfall regarding their potential divorce |
| Date | 17 May 1903 |
| Author | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He asks his wife if she does not agree that he has been sufficiently punished. He wants to either resume their relationship or end it with a divorce. He is willing to pay for the divorce and some of the children's expenses but will do anything to avoid it and return to family life in Salt Lake City. It is up to her to decide what they will do. He begs her to write to him. With letter to his children also dated 17 May 1903 (see GLC05245.18.02). |
| Subjects | Alaska Gold Rush Frontiers and Exploration Women's History Marriage Alcohol Children and Family Finance |
| People | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) Horsfall, Mary (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Place written | Nome, Alaska |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Writes to his children and wife about Klondike gold fields, mining, life in Alaska, Mormons, and the 1906 election. Horsfall was a Mormon. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Related documents | Charles G. Horsfall to My Dear Children regarding selling his equipment and how much they've grown |