Hemans, Daniel Wright, fl. 1872-1881 to Frances B. Shiras
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02429.11 Author/Creator: Hemans, Daniel Wright, fl. 1872-1881 Place Written: South Dakota Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 June 1871 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses money Shiras sent. Comments on the cultivation being done by Yanktons on the reservation and their reception of annuity money. Discusses his wife, including her conversion from Presbyterian to Episcopalian. Comments on their garden. Includes a short note from Nancy about her interest in Shiras's last letter.
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