- GLC#
- GLC02179.01.003-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- August 24, 1855
- Author/Creator
- McKinney, Jinney, fl. 1855
- Title
- to her parents
- Place Written
- Lacon, Illinois
- Pagination
- 2 p. ; Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
One letter from Jinney McKinney to her parents, dated August 24, 1855. Contains details of family affairs and the farm, as well as a two page poem, "Carry Me Home to Die," written by Erastus McKinney at the request of A. G. McKinney. Did not include an envelope.
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