Letter from Elizabeth Eller to Ada Kirby, 16 July 1885
 


Citation

“Letter from Elizabeth Eller to Ada Kirby, 16 July 1885,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/15255.


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Title

Letter from Elizabeth Eller to Ada Kirby, 16 July 1885

Description

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.

Subject

Scarlatina

Date

1885-07-16

Format

PDF
Letters (Correspondence)

Extent

2 pages

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

Letter_07_16_1885.pdf

Coverage

Ashe County (N.C.)

Spatial Coverage

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

Temporal Coverage

1880s