[Letter of 1866 June 23]

Item

Title
[Letter of 1866 June 23]
Contact
blockson@temple.edu
Date
1866-06-23
Digital Collection
William Still Collection
Blockson manuscripts
William Still Collection
Digital Publisher
Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Libraries
Directory
BMS010X0030
Document Content
Phila June 23rd 1866/ Dear Carrie:/ We have not got/ your box started yet. We/ hope however to get it off/ very soon./ Your letter (last) to/ your mother came duly/ to hand last Thursday while/ we were away to the/ commencement of the Lincoln/ University, near Oxford, Ches/ ter Co. We spent the day/ very pleasantly indeed. The/ Colored eliment[sic] acquited/ itself through out[sic] handsomely[sic]/ Also the speeches from the White/ eliment[sic] were very fine-/ General Howard was Capital./ But I am too busy to give/ details./ I simply write now to/ enclose to you [seven?] fifteen dollars/ that you may pay Mrs. Peck &/ your washer woman: at/ At the beginning of the week/ I may resume my pen again./ Your affectionate/ Father/ Wm Still/
Format
image/jp2
Item ID
51
number of pages
2
People
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
Repository
Temple University Libraries, Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection
Rights
This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. For access to the original letter or high resolution reproduction, please contact the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection (blockson@temple.edu; 215-204-6632).
Subject
African American fathers
Fathers and daughters
African American families
Type
Correspondence