[Letter of 1866 June 23]
Files
Title
[Letter of 1866 June 23]
Date
1866-06-23
Subjects
African American fathers
Fathers and daughters
African American families
People
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
Format
image/jp2
Type
Correspondence
Rights
This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. For access to the original letter or high resolution reproduction, please contact the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection (blockson@temple.edu; 215-204-6632).
Repository
Temple University Libraries, Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection
Digital Collection
William Still Collection
Blockson manuscripts
William Still Collection
Digital Publisher
Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Libraries
Contact
blockson@temple.edu
Directory
BMS010X0030
Document Content
Phila June 23rd 1866/ Dear Carrie:/ We have not got/ your box started yet. We/ hope however to get it off/ very soon./ Your letter (last) to/ your mother came duly/ to hand last Thursday while/ we were away to the/ commencement of the Lincoln/ University, near Oxford, Ches/ ter Co. We spent the day/ very pleasantly indeed. The/ Colored eliment[sic] acquited/ itself through out[sic] handsomely[sic]/ Also the speeches from the White/ eliment[sic] were very fine-/ General Howard was Capital./ But I am too busy to give/ details./ I simply write now to/ enclose to you [seven?] fifteen dollars/ that you may pay Mrs. Peck &/ your washer woman: at/ At the beginning of the week/ I may resume my pen again./ Your affectionate/ Father/ Wm Still/