Author: Karen Asfour
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1848-05-07 To Princey from Roger
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To Henrietta from her brother Roger. Henrietta got married on April 11, 1848, therefore this might be the first letter that Roger wrote to her after she left. The first part is for her, the second part is for her husband, John Anthony Gex. Roger wrote: “Since you took Tom I have to go it…
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1847-12-00 ? MMB to Hen & Virginia
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To Henrietta and Virginia from Mary Mariam. Although this letter is undated, I believe that it was written on December 19th, telling her daughters about the death of their sister, Mary Throckmorton. This is the first letter where the drinking problem or instability of their father is mentioned. It is alluded to in later letters,…
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1847-09-01 To Princy from Mary Gex
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To Henrietta (Princy) from Mary Charlotte Gex. This letter is to Princy (Henrietta), from Mary Charlotte Gex, the sister of John Antony, (Henrietta’s future husband) after she had been visiting the Gex family. They were delighted with the visit and Mary hints that she is hoping that John will decide to get married soon. John…
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1844-03-13 Love Letter to Hen from WC Riley
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To Henrietta from WC Riley. This is the first and oldest letter in the collection. It is a love letter written to Henrietta who was 22 years old, from WC Riley. It appears that he is a doctor from Kentucky who has gone to see if there are prospects for him in Missouri. He has…
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1847-07-13 MMB to Hen
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To Henrietta from her mother, Mary Mariam. This letter was very hard to date but July 13 only falls on Tuesday in 1847, therefore, I believe that it dates from then. From a later letter, we know that Henrietta visited the Gex family in 1847 and it appears that this letter was written to her…
KAREN GEX ASFOUR 