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Photograph of Esther Alexander Crowe (1792-1858). She married John Finley Crowe in Missouri in 1813. Image was probably taken from a tintype of her and her husband.
Letter from Caroline Crowe to her sister Sarah. She discusses the health of her family, correspondence with friends, and shares news of her daily life. The document contains a second letter from Benjamin Crowe to his mother,...
A letter from Caroline Crowe to her parents, John and Esther Crowe. Caroline inquires over her parents' journey to Carlisle to visit Mary, Charles, and their Family. Apparently, it is good that Esther and John left when they...
Two letters to Esther Alexander Crowe from Caroline Elvira Crowe and John Finely Crowe over their daily lives and their concern for Esther's health. John writes that he misses Esther dearly and hopes that her health improves....
A letter from Charles Thompson to his mother-in-law Esther Alexander Crowe about daily life and their family. Thompson discusses the health of their family as well as the recent birth of an unnamed boy. He talk about his...
Letter from David Monfort to John Finley Crowe over debts of Daniel Lattimore (see letter from Lattimore to Crowe, ca. 1949). Lattimore praises Crowe's fundraising efforts on behalf of Hanover College. Monfort writes about...
Letter from Eliza Crowe in Steubenville, Ohio to her mother, Esther Crowe, 9 December 1833, while studying as a student at the Steubenville Female Seminary. She discusses how she misses her family and her impressions of a visit...
Letter from Eliza Crowe in Steubenville, Ohio to her mother, Esther Crowe, 6 March 1834. She writes about her father coming to pick up herself and her sister, academic examinations, her religious beliefs, and the lack of...
A letter from Eliza Crowe to her father John Finley Crowe while Rev. Crowe was in Philadelphia. At the beginning of the letter Eliza asks Crowe how he spent the anniversary of George Washington's birthday. Eliza included in her...
Letter from Esther Crowe in Lexington, KY to her husband John Finley Crowe in Princeton, New Jersey, dated 30 June 1814. In the letter, she discusses her health and needing to be bled, news of family and friends, her religious...
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...
A letter from James Blythe Crowe to his mother Esther Alexander Crowe over his travels to Shelby County Kentucky. In the letter Crowe talks about the closing of the Ohio river due to ice. Crowe also discusses the abrupt nature...
A letter from James Blythe Crowe to his mother, Esther Alexander Crowe over his travels. Additionally, Crowe expresses his dissapointment in not receiving more letters from his family. In the letter he also discusses a one...
Two letters on one sheet of paper from James Blythe Crowe and Thomas Searle Crowe to their parents, John and Esther Crowe. James Blythe writes that it is unfortunate that he did not see his parents over Christmas, but that his...
A short letter from James Blythe Crowe to Esther Alexander Crowe over the birth of his daughter. Crowe writes about the health of his wife, Martha, and the activities of the baby.
Letter from James Blythe Crowe to Esther Alexander Crowe over Esther's health as well as James' work in his church. Apparently, in a previous letter Esther wrote that she had the chills, and James expresses dismay over her...
A letter from James Blythe Crowe to his mother, Esther Crowe about his life. At the time of the letter, Crowe had just finished a semester at college and decided to take a vacation before heading home. In his vacation he and a...
A letter from James Blythe Crowe to John Finley Crowe over his father's safe return to Hanover as well as John and Esther's recent trip to visit James and his wife Martha. James remarks that his parents' trip to visit himself...