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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05245.47 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters of Charles Horsfall |
| Title | Charles G. Horsfall to Owen Horsfall discussing the family and the activities of his children and recent immigration |
| Date | 16 June 1909 |
| Author | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Recipient | Horsfall, Owen |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the family; Owen, who is 24, wrote from Turkey of Constantinople, Adena, and government control of the telegraph; Ed is attending Utah University, where he has joined fraternities; and Carol is in Grammar school where there are two seasons there "winter and July." Reports the Alaska Yukon Pacific Fair will be at Seattle and that there has been a great influx of Russians, Greeks, and Finns. |
| Subjects | Alaska Gold Rush Frontiers and Exploration Expositions and Fairs Immigration and Migration Religion Children and Family Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Government and Civics Telegraph Travel Education Fraternal Organization Women's History |
| People | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) Horsfall, Owen (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Place written | Fort Davis, Alaska |
| Theme | Education; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| 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 | Son |