Box 1

Scope and Contents Troy, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, no salutation or other indication of whom written. Describes scenery around Prospect Mt., Lake George, etc., where he has been working. Writes from New Hampshire, where he has been sent upon completion of the survet work at Prospect, and is now awaiting "the freight train to bring the instruments from Rutland." Mentions his concern about the "scourge" (yellow fever) in Louisiana and his hope that "Donaldsonville and all who are near & dear to the...

Scope and Contents From Coast Survey Office, Washington, D.C. No salutation or other indication to whom addressed. Thanks his correspondent for pictures sent- will retain the large one for Miss Maggie and "beg her to request Miss Jeanie to allow me to keep the small one for her." Mentions plays and actors he has seen or who will soon be in Washington-- Edwin Booth, Salvini (Italian actor who played Hamlet in Italian!), Joe Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle. Mentions his mother who is recovering from pneumonia, a...

Scope and Contents Conclusion missing, but obviously from C.H. Sinclair, written from Louisville, Ky. - no indication to whom addressed. It has been give months since last hearing from his correspondent, when he was at Killington Park, a few miles northeast of Rutland, Vt. After his wedding on June 4, he and his wife went to New Jersey to await his orders to Killington. The General in charge arranged for his wife to join him there, so it turned out to be a pleasant tour of duty. When the work was finished the...

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Breaux, State Supt. of Pub. Education, written on stationery of Breaux & Renoudet, Attorneys at Law, New Iberia, LA., to Miss M.C. Hanson, Donaldsonville, La. Informs her she has been awarded a scholarship at the Peabody Normal College in Nashville, Tenn. Two attachments: (1) Certificate of admission to the College, (2) Peabody Scholarship declaration signed by M.C. Hanson

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Allegheny Springs, Montgomery County, Va. Arrived here last evening. Is recovering from his third attack of fever, hopes therapeutic waters here will help him. Congratulates her on high honrs she received at her Commencement exercises at Peabody in Nashville.

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Peytavin Plant. Thanks for package sent. Is writing late at night, at work, from the vacuum tower, to escape the bittere cold. Long, chatty letter.

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Adresses Lena, Rapides Parish, La., apparently to Maggie Hanson, expressing his love, teling where he met her, and requesting a reply.

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Love letter, replying to her answer, and asking her to consider his suit, even though she feels he is a stranger.

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Thanks her for money sent "for Barbara", gives several messages for "your Mama", and that he will write to her soon.

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852 Camp St., New Orleans. Thanks Maggie profusely for her financial help to her and her husband, referring to their previous "shabby treatment" of Maggie when they had received financial help from her three years previously.