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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02429.52 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from missionaries Daniel and Nancy Hemans, to Rev. and Mrs Shiras |
| Title | Nancy A. Hemans to Alexander Shiras and his wife thanking them for the saddle they sent and discussing the poor health of her son |
| Date | ca. August 1880 |
| Author | Hemans, Nancy A. (b. 1843) |
| Recipient | Shiras, Alexander |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks them for Allie's saddle. Discusses going eight miles with her son to "hunt up something" good to eat for her younger son, who had been sick with dysentery and vomiting. On that trip, her son was thrown from his horse, which made her reflect on her late husband as her protector, and how now she feels alone. Notes her plans to talk to the Bishop about insurance money. Comments on her garden. Discusses her plans to go to Flandreau, Dakota, in the fall to sell the acre of land her sister gave her there. |
| Subjects | Religion American West Women's History American Indian History Charity and Philanthropy Transportation Travel Diet and Nutrition Injury or Wound Children and Family Health and Medical Disease Marriage Death Finance Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Land Transaction |
| People | Hemans, Nancy A. (b. 1843) Shiras, Alexander (1813-1894) Shiras, Frances B. (b. 1814) |
| Place written | Nebraska |
| Theme | Religion; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Friend |
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