Guide to the Letters to D. P. and Hattie Seaman MSS.2261
Seaman, D. P. and Hattie Letters to
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Finding aid prepared by Christen Robichaud
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
October 2010
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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Letters to D. P. and Hattie Seaman
- Unit ID:
MSS.2261
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (Two letters)
- Dates:
1887; 1905
- Abstract:
One letter addressed to Hattie Seaman in Bradbury, Illinois, and another addressed to D. P. Seaman in Toledo, Ohio. The letters are from friends and family; they give updates on their lives and request visits from the Seamans.
Scope and Contents note
One letter addressed to Hattie Seaman in Bradbury, Illinois, and another addressed to D. P. Seaman in Toledo, Ohio. The letter to Hattie, from Lou, contains a small piece of red knit lace, a sample of blue fabric, and a note. Lou gives updates on family/friends, how much their corn and hogs sold for, daily life, and asks for an opinion on Hattie's new preacher. The letter to D. P. Seaman is actually written to "Grandpa & ma." D. P. Seaman's letter contains two pressed flowers and messages from his daughter and grandaughter. Their grandaughter, Stella Knight, writes about going to the circus, her mother's health, being home from school, and requests a visit from her grandparents. Their daughter, N. Z. K., adds a letter addressed to her mother and gives updates on her health, chickens, bees, garden, and other aspects of daily life; she also requests a visit from her parents and updates on family/friends.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Donated by Wade Hall, 2006
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Letters to D. P. and Hattie Seaman, W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Biographical/Historical note
Hattie Seaman lived in Bradbury, Illinois in 1887. D. P. Seaman lived in Toledo, Ohio in 1905.
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Letters to D. P. and Hattie Seaman Box SC0044 Folder 2261.01