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27 September 1900
Sherzer, Edwin B.
to Clara M. Miller
re: Describes daily routine (breakfast, work, supper). rowing a boat with "a greenhorn."
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30 September 1900
Addressed to "Dear Pitty." Good letter mentions "the little stamp photos" form his mother. Talks about mud and spills, a lady getting stuck in mud. Mentions saloons and gambling: "This place is certainly awful for disreputable characters, you can...
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4 October 1900
re: Waiting for chilling blast. Raining hard. Daily activities like chop woods and feed the dogs. He has luxury meals once in a while. Also he saw article about "horrors of Cape Nome." Remembers his wife's and his relatives.
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11 October 1900
re: Received her letter. Very descriptive about the weather. Describes dogs and dog fights. Talks little about their new house. Got little emotional about each other's feelings.
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18 October 1900
re: Dog injuries. Robberies. Skating people. Making caps (with drawings). Detailed weather report. And says "The past 4 or 5 days have been very beautiful indeed and the atmosphere is very clean and bracing it puts new life in one and makes your...
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8 November 1900
re: Doing both of their assessment work. Detailed weather reports and very detailed daily activities (how they catch fish). Mentioned little about an election in the place where he works. "They did have little election for corporation up here…"...
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30 November 1900
re: States that coldest day was couple of days before he wrote this letter and it was bad for him. Despite the very cold weather he's been comfortable with everything. Detailed weather report. Describes the sheltered feeling that he is having. And...
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5 December 1900
re: He is leaving to Good Hope Bay for a month or two. The group was supposed to leave that day but was postponed because of a blizzard. He had his picture taken with the dogs. Mentions all the dogs' names. Also mentions the accounts of the day the...
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25 January 1901
re: Blizzard, igloo, traveling. He has been away for 7 weeks and returned to his cabin for the first time. Tells his story of the seven weeks he spent in Good Hope Bay. Describes an Igloo. Got lost. Had an account with some native. Mentions how the...
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3 February 1901
re: Traveling with his buddies describes how it was awful. Complains about the postal system because her letter is not getting is not getting through. He misses her, saying "Clara, life would be empty to me with out you."
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10 February 1901
re: Finally received bunch of letter from her. Letting her informed, that when he received all the letters. Discusses some downside and upside about he came to Alaska. Asking what is going on in St. Louise, and letting her know what is going on Nome...
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17 February 1901
re: Temperatures have reached 48 degrees below zero. Detailed weather report. Dislikes how he dislikes washing and sewing. Explains what he wears in details. Complains about her people gambling. Thinks about the past and hope and preys for that can...
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24 February 1901
re: Detailed weather report, and his quest to find after the storm. Explains the situation with the mail. And also explains why his clothes stops him from going to church.
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3 March 1901
re: Very upset, his brother came back and he received the 2 missing letters between him and his brother. Thinks the letter is dull and uninteresting.
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10 March 1901
He has received great amount of letters. He believes that he won't have to answer them all. Wants a good picture of Clara in "good size". Explains his confrontation with a man, which he did not enjoy.
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24 March 1901
(pp. 2 and 5 written vertically on inner leaves; takes 3 months to get letters). re: Loved the pictures that Clara sent him. Looks at the pictures about 20 times a day. Remembers the good old times. Writes with much affection towards Clara. Tries to...
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31 March 1901
re: Remembers what happened a year ago. Spent his Christmas and New Years, had lovely time. Mentions taking a position in the post office. Discusses a wedding.
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7 April 1901
re: Easter. Weddings. Misses Clara very much and wants to see her. Asks Clara to marry him as soon as he comes home. Describes the church where he went on Easter. Hopes Clara visits Philadelphia. Writes to Clara about Mr. Flanagan.
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14 April 1901
re: Clara informs him about what is going an St. Louis. He is concerned about Clara's health and hopes she is feeling alright.
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21 April 1901
re: Only saloon seems to make money. He has been informed of a good investment in a saloons, he is not very interested though. Talks a about a man who came on the boat, and went "on a drunk".
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26 May 1901
re: A birthday letters to her. Wishes Clara all the best wishes and love. Received 4 letters from her. Wants to save enough money to get married with Clara. A big fire took over Nome. Writes about the mail detail.
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3 June 1901
re: Longs for reading matter and to see her. Working night and day. He sent her a pictures and gave her some letters to Miss Nettie from his brother. Talks little about summons. Also about Miss Nettie.
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9 June 1901
re: Drizzling and raining for about a week. They are both working in post office, how misses her, how? Explains it in details. " I simply have to tell you how I feel…". Clipped verse, [poem] "Only You".
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16 June 1901
re: No boats because insurance companies wouldn't cover. Temperature was dull. No boats arrived in 2 weeks that meant no mail. Describes a huge ice blockade, which covered a whole town. Talks a little about a senator from Seattle, and that lot ships...
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22 June 1901
En. has long note dated 7 a.m. 7-1901. re: He is waiting for the next boat to arrive. He is concerned about his sister's health. He is glad to find out that Clara is recovering from the mumps. Tells Clara not to worry because he is staying...
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12 July 1901
re: He answers Clara's declaration that she wrote in her previous letter. Writes about the location of a fair in St. Louis.
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19 July 1901
Remnants of flower. re: Received a letter from Clara from June 29. Writes about the Worlds Fair sight.
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2 August 1901
re: It has been 3 weeks since a boat has landed in Nome. There is a rumor that the engineers are on strike. Writes about the best native in Nome.
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9 August 1901
re: Anxious to get those letters, but the ships didn't arrived. Talks about the weather for while. But then he mentions the Senator from Seattle. Then he says "This state affairs has made it quite dull at the post office….".
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11 August 1901
re: He is very glad to have received letters from Clara. Mentions the Fourth of July two years ago. He will be by himself for a while because his brother will be going to St. Louis.
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16 August 1901
re: He thanks Clara for the article that he received. Detailed weather report. Hopes the hot spell ends in St. Louis. Asks about the Worlds Fair.
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18 August 1901
re: Writes about what is going on in St. Louis. Explains what he is going to eat for supper.
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22 August 1901
Explains the situation at the post office. Talks about the bad weather in Alaska.
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29 August 1901
re: The pictures are fine that she sent. Describes the beauty of Alaskan Mother Nature. "To night is a beautiful moon brightnight and all is still…" He mentions about inditing Mr. Wright and testifying before the grand jury.
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3 September 1901
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8 September 1901
Includes note dated 9/9 with photo of two men in front of tent with huskies.
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14 September 1901
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22 September 1901
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29 September 1901
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4 October 1901
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13 October 1901
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25 October 1901
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28 October 1901
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4 November 1901
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10 November 1901
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17 November 1901
Preparations for Thanksgiving.
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24 November 1901
Trying to sell dogs but regrets it as they are affectionate.
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30 November 1901
Describes Thanksgiving menu.
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7 December 1901
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14 December 1901
Lost his lead dog. His bad luck. Encloses small dried flowers tied with thread.
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