Phebe Ann Palmer letters, 1864, 1865
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Summary
- Creator:
- Palmer, P. A. (Phebe Ann)
- Abstract:
- Collection comprises two letters (1864 January 3 and 1865 October 13) Phebe Ann Palmer wrote to unidentified recipients. Topics include the weather, health of family members, visitors and visiting, the local school teachers, the Clinton County Fair, the Civil War and its related deaths and sacrifices. She added at one point "I have told you all the gossip I know," and she writes at length about her thoughts and feelings regarding other people and situations.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (2 items)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11234
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises two letters (1864 January 3 and 1865 October 13) Phebe Ann Palmer wrote to unidentified recipients. Topics include the weather, health of family members, visitors and visiting, the local school teachers, the Clinton County Fair, the Civil War and its related deaths and sacrifices. She added at one point "I have told you all the gossip I know," and she writes at length about her thoughts and feelings regarding other people and situations.
- Biographical / historical:
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Phebe Ann Palmer married Benjamin R. Palmer and the couple had nine children. They were Quakers. At the time these letters were written, the couple resided in Low Moor, Clinton Co., Iowa. They served as links in the local Underground Railroad, delivering escaped slaves to Clinton, Iowa, where they rowed across the Mississippi River. Mr. Palmer was elected to the General Assembly in 1866, where he read the first petition for woman's suffrage.
- Acquisition information:
- The Phebe Ann Palmer Letters were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2016.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alice Poffinberger, July, 2016
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2016-0094
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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