Julia Ainsworth letter
Collection — Folder: S009
Identifier: S0009
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a letter written by Julia [Ainsworth] to Desire Gallup on April 4, 1838, regarding the difficulties she is having, living on the frontier in City West, Indiana.
Dates
- 1838
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
No information is available on Julia Ainsworth. No last name is given in the letter for the sender, but the donor believed it to be Ainsworth.
Her cousin, the recipient, was Desire (Ball) Gallup, from Mystic, Connecticut. She later married Palmer Gallup, a math teacher from Springfield, Massachusetts. The donor provided information on Desire Ball.
Her cousin, the recipient, was Desire (Ball) Gallup, from Mystic, Connecticut. She later married Palmer Gallup, a math teacher from Springfield, Massachusetts. The donor provided information on Desire Ball.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Ellen Cheney Fish.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed 2004 December by Jennifer Duplaga. EAD finding aid created 2015/07/29 by Brittany Kropf.
- Title
- Julia Ainsworth letter
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
