Letter from Emma Baker Martin to Betty Kirby Eller, 25 November 1895

This is a letter from Emma Baker Martin to her aunt Betty Kirby Eller. The letter mentions a photo that Emma says she includes in the envelope, but said photo is not present. Emma talks about butter, when she received her regular package of butter, how much money she made off of it, and then moves on to other subjects. Emma talks about her African American help, how working makes her feet hurt, and how her husband sees her working habits.

Butter

Household employees

African Americans

1895-11-17

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Letters (Correspondence)

5 pages

English

Text

2012_045_1895_1125

Ashe County (N.C.)

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

1890s