Eaton County (Mich.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
R. W. Choate papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00396
Scope and Contents
The collection contains an account book (1877-1895), receipts, and medicinal recipes of Choate, who operated a farm and general store in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan.
Dates:
1877-1895, undated
Sprague and Strange families correspondence
Collection
Identifier: c-00338
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence for the most part addressed to John Strange of Oneida, Eaton County, Michigan, and to his spouse Orinda (nee Sprague), from members of their families in Massachusetts and New York.
The letters are concerned with family matters -- births, deaths, and marriages -- and flavored with pious comments. Beginning in 1849, the correspondence includes much discussion of California and the Gold Rush, and of travel to the West.
Dates:
1832 - 1869