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Lucy Ann Oakey Evans letter to Gramma, Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins, 1885 September 18

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 35
Identifier: MSS 8593 Series 1 Sub-Series 1 Item 1
Scope and Contents A letter written by Lucy Ann Oakey in Salt Lake City to her gramma, aunts, uncles, and cousins in Dingledell, Idaho. Lucy plans to get married in November. She mentions "Aunt Mary" who is trying to get a class to learn painting at Bountiful, is staying at Mrs. Calls. Little Lucy is still at Ogden staying at Bishop Errack (illegible). Lucy Ann's sisters Gertie and Vinnie are jealous that Jim's kids, Daisie and Ethel get to visit Gramma in Dingle without them. She gossips about Alice Penrose,...
Dates: 1885 September 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8593, Sarah Oakey Sirrine collection / Helen Bateman collection of Sarah Oakey Sirrine manuscripts / Volume 1

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