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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.122 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | Mary Francis Goodwin to Aaron Jeffery about Sundays, cyclones, flue and callers |
| Date | 19 January 1890 |
| Author | Goodwin, Mary Francis (fl. 1855-1889) |
| Recipient | Jeffery, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses lack of activities on a Sunday, a damaging "cyclone" [tornado] which had recently raged in St. Louis, the appearance of the flu as it passed through the city, how she mistakenly sending two cents with the last letter, a request that Aaron share all his feelings with her as "it would make me miserable to know that you had a single pain or joy that I could not share with you." Mentions receiving several "callers" but thought that most of the men were too conceited, happenings in St. Louis. There is much cross-writing on several of the pages. Ink smudges on the letter reveals fingerprints. Housed separately [collateral] are the crushed flowers which were sent with the letter. |
| Subjects | Women's History Disaster Disease Health and Medical Love Letters Extreme Weather |
| People | Goodwin, Mary Francis (fl. 1855-1889) Jeffery, Aaron (fl. 1855-1900) |
| Place written | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Theme | Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |