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From Springdale, Cedar County, Iowa, Brown wrote this short letter to tell his family that all was "well," despite that persistent "ague," and to discuss some family business matters: buying a team, etc.
Creator: Brown, John, 1800-1859
Date: March 2, 1859
Item Number: 5281
Call Number: John Brown Coll. #299 Box 2 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 5281
Agriculture - Livestock - Horses
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Home and Family - Daily life - Health and Hygiene
Home and Family - Families - Extended family
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Other States - Iowa
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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