Letter from Emma Baker Martin to Betty Kirby Eller, 25 November 1883
 


Citation

“Letter from Emma Baker Martin to Betty Kirby Eller, 25 November 1883,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed March 19, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/14964.


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Title

Letter from Emma Baker Martin to Betty Kirby Eller, 25 November 1883

Description

This is a letter from Emma Baker Martin to her aunt Betty Kirby Eller. Emma writes this letter while sick with the mumps. She is attending a girls college, and discusses her lessons and reading. She says she is no longer homesick, but likes being alone sometimes. The letter references the recent election of many Democrats, which was praised by Emma and the town she is in, and how she is possibly going to be travelling for Christmas.

Subject

Mumps
Women's colleges
Elections

Date

1883-11-25

Format

letters (correspondence)

Extent

4 pages

Language

English

Identifier

2012_045_1883_1125

Coverage

Ashe County (N.C.)

Spatial Coverage

https://www.geonames.org/4453028/ashe-county.html

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