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Title |
Letter from Anna Maria (Saunders) Preston to Fleming Saunders, telling about a sick child named Carrie |
Dates of Creation |
November 15, 1869 |
Scope & Content |
Letter from Anna Maria (Saunders) Preston to Fleming Saunders, telling about a sick child named Carrie; describing her financial difficulties which may force her to discharge the children's teacher, who adds to the cost of maintaining the household; stating that the main problem is a payment due on a mortgage for which they cannot raise the money and are therefore considering a sale; asking for Fleming's advice but that he not let the Davis family know of the situation; and giving news of several visitors, including some Preston and Saunders relatives. Transcription by English Showalter accompanies the document. |
Year Range from |
1869 |
Creator |
Saunders, Anna Maria (Saunders) Preston |
Year Range to |
1869 |
Subjects |
Boarders Budget Children Children's diseases Clothing Coal Cold (illness) Convalescence Correspondence Debt Envelopes Expenses Family Flour Food Forced Sale Fuel Health Household Housekeeping Illness Interest Land Land purchase Land sale Letter Meal Measles Meat Money Outlay Pre-stamped Envelope Price Property Real Estate Sale Servants Sickness Social life Stock Sugar Visitors |
Search Terms |
Campbell County, Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Virginia Yellow Branch, Campbell County, Virginia |
People |
Preston, A. M. [Anna Maria (Saunders)] Preston, C. Preston, Mrs. C. Preston, Thomas Lewis |
Collection |
Flat Creek Collection |
Imagefile |
046\201049115.JPG |
Number of images |
9 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
2010.49.115 |
Extent of Description |
1 sheet, folded, text sides 1-4, with envelope, size 7 7/8" x 10" |