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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05245.52 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters of Charles Horsfall |
| Title | Charles G. Horsfall to Owen Horsfall regarding winter mail, his job on the water pipe line, eating habits and other activities |
| Date | 03 May 1910 |
| Author | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Recipient | Horsfall, Owen |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Describes how they are prone to get winter mail in June. States he will supervise work on the water pipe line, which will be 1600 feet long, but is not confident. [continued on 5/10] Regrets he did not leave in the fall and go into real estate. [continued on 5/29] Mentions Owen's letter about the holidays was published and received much praise. Discusses eating habits and Owen's menu on the mission. He is a month and week away from his 51st birthday. [continued on 6/5] Owen is going to England. Reports the Helen Johnston could not pass the ice and the men aboard "'mushed' across the ice." [note on top from 6/5] Asks Owen to ask Aunt Sarah Wall what time he was born on July 5, 1859. [continued on 6/6] Knows a Mason who was in the Holy Land but probably did not meet Owen. States he received a letter from Aunt Annie that complimented Owen. |
| Subjects | Alaska Gold Rush Frontiers and Exploration Fraternal Organization Travel Middle East Women's History Post Office Infrastructure Holidays and Celebrations Journalism Diet and Nutrition Religion Superstition Masons |
| People | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) Horsfall, Owen (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Place written | Fort Davis, Alaska |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Merchants & Commerce |
| 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 |