December 20, 1868 – Mary Affleck writes about 6 weeks after her sister Sarah’s visit: I think Harriet is rather more cheerful than she was when you were here, and appears to take considerable interest in proposing an entertainment to … Continue reading →
To continue the Christmas theme, this excerpt is from a letter Mary Howard Affleck wrote to her sister Sarah Howard Forrer on January 20, 1866. Harriet has not been here since Christmas. Mary Howard stayed with us several weeks and … Continue reading →
Monday, Dec 23, 1861 – From Camp Lyon Civil War Soldier Howard G. Affleck wrote to his sister, Harriet: I have been thinking all along that I would be permitted to spend the holidays with the “loved ones at home” … Continue reading →
Below, is an excerpt from a letter, postmarked Jan 13, probably 1834 – a few months after the deaths of Horton and Hannah Howard in the Cholera epidemic. The letter is written by 20 yr old John Howard to his … Continue reading →
Before antibiotics, diseases were serious – sore throats and scarlet rash (or scarlet fever) were often fatal. It is hard sometimes to read these old letters – I find myself growing fond of my ancestors, their siblings, their friends, and … Continue reading →