Hemans, Nancy A. (b. 1843) to Alexander Shiras and Frances B. Shiras
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02429.46 Author/Creator: Hemans, Nancy A. (b. 1843) Place Written: Nebraska Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 January 1879 Pagination: 2 p. ; 17.9 x 11.5 cm. Order a Copy
Thanks them for their letter sent with five dollars. Expresses her praise for God. Notes that her son Allie is going to school at the Santee Agency and her infant son is doing well.
Quotes
"Your letter and five dollars is received safely…I see that our Blessed Lord is not forgotten me and my poor children and May He will continue so daily. and I praise His Holy name"
"Allie is away from home for two weeks he goes to school at Santee Agency how lonesome it is without him! and the baby grow up so fast…"
"I was at my older sister house" when she wrote the letter
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