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Lorinda -------, Hagerstown, Indiana, to Mary E. Newcomb, August 31, [1874]

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 18, Item: 15
Identifier: 18.15

Scope and Contents

Lorinda -------, Hagerstown, Indiana, to Mary E. Newcomb, Mayville, New York, Aug. 31, [1874], als, re: death of "Mother Groves," local events. The letter is dated only Aug. 31. The reference to the funeral of "Mother Groves" implies 1874, as Nancy Groves, wife of David Groves, died Aug. 22, 1874, aged 58 years, and is buried at West Lawn Cemetery in Hagerstown. The writer may be Lorinda (Smith) Bohrer (1832-1922), who was the only Lorinda on the 1870 Hagerstown, Indiana, census.

Dates

  • August 31, [1874]

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives Repository

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