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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.193 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | Letter referring to the death of Amanda, the drowning of Mrs. Praddy's daughter and cutting wheat with machines |
| Date | 10 July 1882 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter addressed "My Dear Cousin." Refers to the death of Amanda and how distraught "Poor Old Aunt Phebe" must be. Says they are cutting wheat "...with one of those large binding machines." Reports that "...Poor blind Mrs. Praddy's daughter...drowned away from home on the Mississippi River." Signature on letter is L.M.H. |
| Subjects | Women's History Children and Family Woman Author Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Science and Technology Death Health and Medical Wheat |
| Place written | Downington, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Women in American History; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Joseph Maitland enlisted on 8 August 1862 as a Private. He was mustered into "G" Co. OH 95th Infantry. He was mustered out 31 May 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |