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Handwritten message (Prairie Home, Kansas), 1876-08-24

 Item
Identifier: MS 014- series MS 014-2- Container MS 014-2-02- item 1139

Dates

  • 1876-08-24
  • Other: 1876-08-25

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Cubic Feet

General

Front: Handwritten: Prairie Home. Dear Sir, I am well and wish you in good health. The grasshoppers are so thick you can't see the ground, how is that for high Hot. Winds last year grasshoppers this year and the d___ the next . The commenced to light at 9 this morning shall send you some. Yours D.J. Chesney Prairie Home Kas
Back: Handwritten: Mr. Demas Higgins, Belvidore, Ill, Boone Co., New Taber, Ks, 8-25-16
General New Taber Ks 8-25-76 is written where a postmark would be.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Fort Hays State University Special Collections Repository

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502 South Campus Drive
Hays KS 67601 United States