Bloomfield (Ill.) -- History -- Sources
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Lucy Wright Bonesteel letters received
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332329]
Identifier: MSS SC 3270
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of microfilm copies of handwritten letters. These items were written by family members largely in Illinois and Indiana. The materials dear with family issues. One letter was sent from Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1869.
Dates:
approximately 1831-1888
Adolphus Freeman letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231046381]
Identifier: MSS 1311
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter, dated December 16, 1849, and composed in Bloomfield, Illinois. Freeman writes to his brother, William Freeman, in Sacramento, California. Adolphus tells about attempting to acquire land and working for wages. He also inquires about the prospects of moving to California.
Dates:
1849 December 16