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Letter from S. J. Kirby to Ada Kirby

This letter, from S. J. Kirby to his sister Ada, describes the the activities taking place on a prairie farm around the Fourth of July. The process of gathering hay and the price of corn are included.

Tags: Ada Kirby, corn pricing, family letters, haying, letter, Samuel Jefferson Kirby

Letter from Ada Kirby to Elizabeth Eller, March 11

This letter talks about work done on Ada’s house, domestic life, and the lives of close family friends. There is mention of raising horses, marriages, and rules for growing tomatoes.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Bettie Eller, Cora Matthews, Elizabeth Eller, Elk Creek Va., Emory Taylor Kirby, family letter, Independence Va., letter, Spring Valley Va., tomatoes, Virginia, Willie Kirby

Letter from Robert Kirby to Ada Kirby, January 16th

This letter from Robert Kirby to Ada Kirby talks about how he is recovering from illness and a leg condition, and will be returning to school. There is also mention of photographs Robert will have taken to send to his aunt.

Tags: Ada Kirby, family letters, letter, Mountain Side Va., Robert Kirby, Virginia

Letter from Fannie to Ada Kirby

This is a letter from Fannie Kirby to her sister Ada. In the letter, Fannie mentions that she most likely cannot travel to see her sister Bettie, though she hopes some of her relatives will come to visit her. She also mentions that Eddie, another relative, brought rocks by on a stay and planned on selling them, though she suspects she will have to help Eddie sell them.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Elizabeth Kirby, family letters, Fannie Kirby, letter, rocks

Letter from Ada Kirby to Elizabeth Eller

This is a letter to Elizabeth "Bettie" Eller from her sister Ada. Ada says that their father is ill and mentions she has not heard from her sister Fannie in some time.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Elizabeth Eller, family letters, letter

Letter from Elizabeth Eller to Ada Kirby, July

Tags: Ada Kirby, Elizabeth Eller, family letters, letter

Letter to Ada Kirby

This letter to Ada Kirby from one of her nieces is about going to school, penmanship, and apples. The letter talks about Pa and various other members of the writers family.

Tags: Ada Kirby, family letters, letter, school

Note from Doctor to Ada Kirby

This note from a doctor to Ada Kirby describes how she should be taking the medicine she was prescribed.

Tags: Ada Kirby, doctor's note, medicine

Letter to Ada Kirby from Ruth, 13 February 1921

This letter from Ruth to her grandmother, Ada Kirby, discusses how the weather is improving and Ruth hopes to travel soon if the muddy road allows.

Tags: Ada Kirby, family letters, letter, North Carolina

Letter from Ada Kirby to Kirby, 27 November 1889

This letter from Ada Kirby to a relative talks about domestic affairs, such as hair and gardening.

Tags: Ada Kirby, family letters, Kirby family, letter

Letter from Laura Kirby to Ada Kirby, 10 October 1884

This letter from Laura Kirby to her aunt, Ada, talks about land Ada wants to buy in Kansas. Laura also tells Ada that a horse has been killed, and that they do not know if the company responsible for the horse's death will pay for a new horse or not.

Tags: Ada Kirby, family letters, Helton, Horse, Kansas, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, North Carolina, North Topeka

Letter from Mary Kirby to Frances Kirby, 9 June 1887

This is a letter from Mary Kirby, wife of Emory Kirby, to Frances Kirby, her mother-in-law. She talks about how her mother is sick and dying, and how several people in the family have measles. She tells Frances that she will visit once her mother has died, and hopes to hear from Ada Kirby soon.

Tags: Ada Kirby, family letters, Frances Kirby, Kirby family, letter, Mary Ann Hale, Mary Kirby, measles, Mountain Side, Virginia

Letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, 2 April 1880

This letter from Alice Kirby to her Aunt, Ada, talks about dresses for some family members and work around the farm.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, Emory Kirby, family letters, Fannie Kirby, Kansas, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, North Topeka

Letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, 22 March 1887

This letter from Alice to her aunt, Ada Kirby, talks about events and happenings in and around the Kansas farm on which Samuel Kirby and his wife are currently living.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, letter

Letter from Lillie Young to Ada Kirby, 14 January 1887

This letter from Lillie to her aunt, Ada, asks for her aunt to come and visit her soon and to send some "good pieces" of poetry for Lillie to recite on the last day of school.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Edgewater, Kirby family, letter, Lillie Young, poetry, Virginia

Letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, 30 December 1886

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, letter

Letter from Ada Kirby to Elizabeth Eller, 18 October 1886

This letter from Ada Kirby to her sister Bettie talks about various events in Ada’s domestic life, including the burial of a young boy after his death of diphtheria, and the weather.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Diphtheria, Elizabeth Eller, Eller family, family letters, Harold Pennington, Kirby family, letter

Letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, 11 October 1886

This letter from Alice to her aunt, Ada, talks about the poor corn harvest that they are expecting. Alice says the weather has been very dry, and she is concerned about the winter freezes. She also talks about Guy, who was helping move some hay with her father when a pitchfork fell on him and ended up going through his arm all the way to the handle.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, corn, family letters, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter

Letter from Laura Kirby to Ada Kirby, 10 October 1886

This letter from Laura Kirby to her aunt, Ada, discusses how Laura is going to be living with a family a few miles away for several months to make a little money. Laura mentions that Ed has been working on a railroad near Topeka, so she has not seen him for some time.

Tags: Ada Kirby, family letters, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter

Letter from Robert Kirby to Ada Kirby, 4 September 1886

This letter from Robert Kirby to his aunt, Ada Kirby, discusses a horse that Robert has bought. Robert says that he and his father intend to start teaching again. Robert mentions that Lilly and Bruce (last name unknown) said they would meet him in town, but did not show up.

Tags: Ada Kirby, horses, Kirby family, letter, Mountain House, Robert Kirby, teaching, Virginia

Letter from Ada Kirby to Elizabeth Eller, 27 July 1885

This letter from Ada Kirby to her sister, Elizabeth Eller, talks about the dresses Ada is sending to Elizabeth. This letter is a response to “Letter from Elizabeth Eller to Ada Kirby, 16 July 1885.” Ada tries to calm Elizabeth’s concerns at the scarlet fever outbreak discussed in that letter.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Cashmere, dresses, Elizabeth Eller, Eller family, family letters, Kirby family, letter, Scarlet Fever

Letter from Elizabeth Eller to Ada Kirby, 16 July 1885

This letter from Elizabeth Eller to her sister Ada talks about the outbreak of scarlet fever in the area that Elizabeth lives. Elizabeth has three children, and so she is worried that they might get sick. Children of people she knows have died from the fever. Elizabeth also mentions that her children are going to school.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Elizabeth Eller, Eller family, Kirby family, Kirby Luke Eller, letter, Mary Eller, Scarlet Fever, school

Letter from Ada Kirby to Frances Kirby, 16 May 1886

This letter from Ada Kirby to her mother, Frances, discusses Bettie’s health. Ada has come to Bettie’s home after Bettie gave birth to Robert Earl in April. Ada says that Bettie has been left bedridden with an abscess from injuries during the birth, and that her condition has neither worsened nor improved.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Bettie Eller, Childbirth, family letters, Frances Kirby, Kirby family, letter, Robert Earl Eller

Letter from Robert Kirby to Ada Kirby, 15 May 1885

This is a letter from Robert Kirby to Ada Kirby, written on May 15th, 1885. This letter is faint and difficult to read.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Independence, Kirby family, letter, Robert Kirby, Virginia

Letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, 19 April 1885

This letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, her aunt, talks about the farm they live on in Kansas, and the process of plowing. Alice mentions that she is sad to hear that some of her aunt Fannie's children have died.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, corn, Fannie Kirby, farming, horses, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, letter

Letter to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby, 15 March 1885

This letter from Alice Kirby to her aunt, Ada Kirby, discusses the farming life that Alice leads in Kansas, where her father, Samuel Kirby, moved the family to. Alice says she is late in responding to the letter from her aunt because they had moved to a new farm where they are tending to 135 acres of corn. Alice says she wishes that their new house was closer to neighbors as they all feel lonely.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, corn, family letters, farming, Kansas, Kirby family, letter, school, Snow, wheat

Letter to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby, 22 February 1886

This is a letter from Alice Kirby to her aunt Ada. In the letter, Alice talks about how her father and brothers have been very busy making hay, and are so driven by their work that they camp out in the fields where they are baling. Alice says that she feels like her father is working too hard for his age, and hopes that her uncle John Mallory (her mother’s brother) will come and help them with cultivating.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, corn, family letters, hay, John Mallory, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, letter, Samuel J. Kirby

Letter to Ada Kirby from Laura Kirby, 21 February 1885

This letter from Laura Kirby to her aunt Ada talks about Samuel J. Kirby's moving the family to a new farm. Laura says that she and her sister Alice have left school and discusses the winter weather.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Bruce Kenny, family letters, farming, Helton, Kansas, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, North Carolina, North Topeka, Samuel J. Kirby, school

Letter to Ada Kirby from Laura Kirby, 7 February 1886

This is a letter from Laura Kirby to her aunt Ada Kirby. The letter discusses how Laura no longer plans on attending school and how the weather has been some of the coldest they have ever had in Kansas. Laura talks about a fair they attended and says that her uncle John Mallory wrote them a letter for the first time in seven years.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, Bismarck, Fair, family letters, Guy Kirby, Helton, John Mallory, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, North Carolina, Rheumatism, Troy Kirby

Letter from Ada Kirby to Elizabeth Eller, 1 February 1886

This is a letter from Ada Kirby to her sister Elizabeth Eller. Ada talks about the family's health, the weather, and her hopes for getting visits from relatives.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Elizabeth Eller, Eller family, Fannie Kirby, Kirby family, letter, Weather

Letter to Ada Kirby from Elizabeth Eller, 15 January 1886

This letter from Elizabeth Eller to her sister Ada Kirby talks about how Kirby Luke Eller, Elizabeth's son, has caught pneumonia and is extremely ill.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Elizabeth Eller, Eller family, Kirby family, Kirby Luke Eller, letter, Pneumonia

Letter from Elizabeth Eller to Ada Kirby, 11 January 1885

This letter from Elizabeth Eller to her sister Ada discusses domestic happenings in Elizabeth’s life. Elizabeth talks about her children going to school, the cold weather, her nephew Emery, and a funeral.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Bristol, Elizabeth Eller, Eller family, Emery Eller, Kirby family, Kirby Luke Eller, letter, Sickness

Letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, 9 January 1886

This letter from Alice Kirby to her aunt Ada discusses life on the Kansas farm that Alice’s father, Samuel Kirby, is renting. Alice says that they had a rough Christmas and that the weather is very bad. She talks about how Samuel Kirby intends to continue renting the farm they are on.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, family letters, Guy Kirby, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, letter, Samuel J. Kirby, Virgil Kirby, Weather

Letter from Robert Kirby to Ada Kirby, 8 January 1885

This letter from Robert Kirby to his aunt Ada talks about what has happened to Robert over the Christmas holiday season. Robert talks about teaching and how he only got two days of break for Christmas. The letter also includes mention of the murder of a black man by Rich Reeves, whom Robert says fled the country, abandoning his wife and mother. Robert says that he is homesick and plans on taking a trip to see his family soon.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Kirby family, letter, Meadow Creek, murder, Rich Reeves, Robert Kirby, teaching, Virginia

Envelope to Ada Kirby, 1885

This is an envelope addressed to Ada Kirby and dated 1885.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Ashe County, envelope, Helton, North Carolina

Letter to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby, 6 December 1884

This letter from Alice Kirby to her aunt Ada Kirby comes from the Kansas farm which Alice’s father, Samuel J. Kirby, rents. Alice complains about the weather and family problems, saying “I don’t think there is another family in the world that has to put up with what we do.” Alice also references family drama bringing them disgrace, and is critical of the integrated schools which her younger siblings attend.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, family letter, Guy Kirby, Kansas, Kirby family, letter, North Topeka, Samuel J. Kirby, school, Troy Kirby, Virgil Kirby, Weather

Letter from Laura Kirby to Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Kirby, 10 October 1887

This is a letter from Laura Kirby to her uncle Millard Fillmore Kirby, and his wife. Laura talks about the farm they live on, and how her brother and father are making hay in the fields. Laura mentions that she was very saddened by the news that her aunt Ada Kirby had died.

Tags: Ada Kirby, family letters, farming, Guy Kirby, Ida Kirby, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, M.F. Kirby, Millard Fillmore Kirby

Letter to Mary Ann Kirby from Nancy Kirby, 29 June 1884

This is a letter from Nancy Kirby to Mary Ann Kirby, in which she talks about her sister Ada’s health. She also mentions a gift Mary Ann sent to them.

Tags: Ada Kirby, family letters, Kirby family, letter, Mary Ann Kirby, Nancy Kirby

Letters to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby and Laura Kirby, 8 May 1883

These are two letters written to Ada Kirby from her nieces, Laura and Alice Kirby, who live in Kansas. Alice writes about the weather and friends she wants to visit with, while Laura talks about life at home and how she enjoys having company.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, Charles Roberts, family letters, Guy Kirby, Kansas, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, Nebraska, North Topeka, Virgil Kirby

Letters to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby and Laura Kirby, 4 February 1882

These letters from Laura Kirby and Alice Kirby to their Aunt Ada Kirby discuss life on the farm in Kansas that their father, Samuel J. Kirby rents. Laura talks about going to school, while Alice discusses various domestic events and the price of crops.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, Betty Hodge, Bruce Kenny, family letters, farming, Guy Kirby, Kansas, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, North Topeka

Envelope to Ada Kirby, 18 October 1881

This is an envelope addressed to Ada Kirby and dated 18 October 1881.

Tags: Ada Kirby, envelope, North Carolina

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