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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05245.20 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters of Charles Horsfall |
| Title | Charles G. Horsfall to Owen Horsfall regarding sending money, a healthy diet, astrology and automobile accidents |
| Date | 16 August 1903 |
| Author | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Recipient | Horsfall, Owen |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He thanks Owen for the "nicest and newsiest letter" yet. He will send money to Owen for a vacation and to Aunt Annie for his parents' headstones. He advises Owen that diet is the key to perfect health. He wants the whole family to visit next summer. He has arranged for Owen to get his diamond stud. He will check Carol's horoscope and describes the importance of astrology as well as palmistry. He mentions automobiles and their frequent accidents. |
| Subjects | Alaska Gold Rush Frontiers and Exploration Death Children and Family Finance Diet and Nutrition Health and Medical Superstition Women's History Transportation |
| People | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) Horsfall, Owen (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Place written | Fort Davis, Alaska |
| Theme | Women in American History; Health & Medicine; 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 | Son |