Letter to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby, 16 October 1881
 


Citation

“Letter to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby, 16 October 1881,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed December 7, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/15237.


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Title

Letter to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby, 16 October 1881

Description

This letter from Alice Kirby to her aunt Ada Kirby talks about life on the Kansas farm where Alice and her family live. Alice talks about going to school, fairs, and other sources of entertainment, but her letter is focused on the price of various goods. She goes in detail about how much money was made from everything they raised on their farm, and what the going price is for various crops.

Subject

Agriculture

Date

1881-10-16

Format

PDF
Letters (Correspondence)

Extent

2 pages

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

letter_10_16_1881.pdf

Coverage

Ashe County (N.C.)

Spatial Coverage

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

Temporal Coverage

1880s

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