In this letter to John Finley Crowe from Esther Crowe, the birth of their son is being discussed. She goes into great detail regarding her experience giving birth and taking care of their son in the first weeks of him being...
In this letter to Esther Crowe from John Finley Crowe, John is expressing how happy he is to hear that he and Esthers baby is beautiful and healthy. After hearing such great news about his child, he is given the motivation to...
A letter from Mary Ann Crowe and Charles Kilgore Thompson to Mary's parents. Mary writes about her son and what her and Charles are thinking of naming their child. Additionally, Mary writes about meeting a distant family member...
Sadie writes about the children and how she wishes her sister was there with her. She also writes about an "endorsement" that has been completed and the man Mr. Edwards who brought her this news.
James writes to his sister about her possible trip to see him and his family and the desire of his wife to have Caroline there for her labor. He also inquires after her family.
Benjamin is writing to Esther to tell her the good news that his wife Alice has given birth to a boy "of 10 or 12 lbs". He says he hopes that Mary would come up soon to help out as he has been "cook nurse well everything "...
Mary apologizes for not writing to her mother sooner. She then procedes to write about her children, some friends (a Robert Reese and his sister) who are staying with them, and inquires about her siblings like Samuel.
Thomas writes about some local news, his sister Caroline and her children, and he writes that his wife has given birth to a healthy boy. He says the child does not cry much, but they have not given him a name yet. He also asks...
In this letter to Esther Crowe from John Finley Crowe, John is letting his emotions get the best of him. Rather than paying close attention to the well being of his wife and child, he is paying more attention to his own...
In this letter to Esther Crowe from John Finley Crow, John is at a cross roads with his own emotions. He is feeling anxious and impatient while waiting for another letter, yet he does not want to receive a letter with...