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Folder 2

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Correspondence and ephemera, 1873, 1876, 1882, 1886, 1901

 File — Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains correspondence addressed primarily to Samuel H. Abbott of Cedar Dale, Sanilac County, Michigan, from members of his family. The letters include a remedy for small pox, references to the draft and techniques of dodging it during the Civil War, concern over sale prices of farm products, especially wheat, and one letter concerning the great fires of October 1871 and the damage done by them in Sanilac County and in Ontario, Canada.Also included is a diary...
Dates: 1873, 1876, 1882, 1886, 1901