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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02429.21 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from missionaries Daniel and Nancy Hemans, to Rev. and Mrs Shiras |
| Title | Nancy A. Hemans to Frances B. Shiras sending moccasins and stating her desire to have her first photograph taken |
| Date | 18 April 1872 |
| Author | Hemans, Nancy A. (b. 1843) |
| Recipient | Shiras, Frances B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports than she is sending moccasins made like slippers, which will need soles added by a shoemaker. Notes spring is coming and the baby is growing. States her desire to have her first picture taken if a photographer comes in the summer. Comments that she is looking forward to a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Hinman and that she has been ironing all day. |
| Subjects | Religion American West Artisans Clothing and Accessories American Indian History Children and Family Photography Women's History |
| People | Shiras, Frances B. (b. 1814) Hemans, Nancy A. (b. 1843) |
| Place written | South Dakota |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Religion; Children & Family |
| 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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