Ames family letters, 1872, 1875, 1905

Summary

Creator:

Ames family

Date:

1872, 1875, 1905

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Ames family letters, ms3038, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence from Mr. and Mrs. James Tyler Ames in Roswell, Georgia to their daughter Sarah in Chicopee, Massachusetts during 1872. Correspondence regards weather, travel, family matters, and James Ames' health, and family business. Two letters regarding the mineral corundum are written to Ames from Mark Cooper. The collection also includes correspondence from Papa Ames to Nellie dated 1875, and correspondence from Charles Bass to Sarah regarding the death of Albert C. Woodworth in 1905.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Corundum.
Correspondence

Names:

Ames Manufacturing Company
Ames, James Tyler, 1810-1883 -- Family

Preferred citation:

Ames family letters, ms3038, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.