Browsing Items · Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections

Letter from Alice Kirby to M.F. Kirby, July 26th

This letter, from Alice Kirby to M. F. Kirby, is written from Kingsville, Kansas. She addresses M.F. Kirby as "Mr." and "Brother." Alice talks about family life, farming and the Fourth of July in Kansas. The towns mentioned include Maple Hill, St. Marys and Rossville. Alice shares that Laura [Kirby] is staying in Rossville now.

Tags: Alice Kirby, family letters, Kansas, Laura Kirby, letter, M.F. Kirby

Letter from Laura Kirby to Ada Kirby, 10 October 1884

This letter from Laura Kirby to her aunt, Ada, talks about land Ada wants to buy in Kansas. Laura also tells Ada that a horse has been killed, and that they do not know if the company responsible for the horse's death will pay for a new horse or not.

Tags: Ada Kirby, family letters, Helton, Horse, Kansas, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, North Carolina, North Topeka

Letter from V.A. Kirby to Elizabeth Eller, 23 June 1887

This letter from V.A. Kirby to Elizabeth Kirby talks about her time in North Topeka, Kansas. She wrote that the crops were doing extremely well and that she wished they could come on a visit.

Tags: corn, crops, Elizabeth Eller, Eller family, Kansas, Kirby family, letter, North Topeka, V.A. Kirby

Letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, 2 April 1880

This letter from Alice Kirby to her Aunt, Ada, talks about dresses for some family members and work around the farm.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, Emory Kirby, family letters, Fannie Kirby, Kansas, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, North Topeka

Letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, 22 March 1887

This letter from Alice to her aunt, Ada Kirby, talks about events and happenings in and around the Kansas farm on which Samuel Kirby and his wife are currently living.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, letter

Letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, 30 December 1886

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, letter

Letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, 11 October 1886

This letter from Alice to her aunt, Ada, talks about the poor corn harvest that they are expecting. Alice says the weather has been very dry, and she is concerned about the winter freezes. She also talks about Guy, who was helping move some hay with her father when a pitchfork fell on him and ended up going through his arm all the way to the handle.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, corn, family letters, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter

Letter from Laura Kirby to Ada Kirby, 10 October 1886

This letter from Laura Kirby to her aunt, Ada, discusses how Laura is going to be living with a family a few miles away for several months to make a little money. Laura mentions that Ed has been working on a railroad near Topeka, so she has not seen him for some time.

Tags: Ada Kirby, family letters, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter

Letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, 19 April 1885

This letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, her aunt, talks about the farm they live on in Kansas, and the process of plowing. Alice mentions that she is sad to hear that some of her aunt Fannie's children have died.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, corn, Fannie Kirby, farming, horses, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, letter

Letter to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby, 15 March 1885

This letter from Alice Kirby to her aunt, Ada Kirby, discusses the farming life that Alice leads in Kansas, where her father, Samuel Kirby, moved the family to. Alice says she is late in responding to the letter from her aunt because they had moved to a new farm where they are tending to 135 acres of corn. Alice says she wishes that their new house was closer to neighbors as they all feel lonely.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, corn, family letters, farming, Kansas, Kirby family, letter, school, Snow, wheat

Letter to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby, 22 February 1886

This is a letter from Alice Kirby to her aunt Ada. In the letter, Alice talks about how her father and brothers have been very busy making hay, and are so driven by their work that they camp out in the fields where they are baling. Alice says that she feels like her father is working too hard for his age, and hopes that her uncle John Mallory (her mother’s brother) will come and help them with cultivating.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, corn, family letters, hay, John Mallory, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, letter, Samuel J. Kirby

Letter to Ada Kirby from Laura Kirby, 21 February 1885

This letter from Laura Kirby to her aunt Ada talks about Samuel J. Kirby's moving the family to a new farm. Laura says that she and her sister Alice have left school and discusses the winter weather.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Bruce Kenny, family letters, farming, Helton, Kansas, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, North Carolina, North Topeka, Samuel J. Kirby, school

Letter to Ada Kirby from Laura Kirby, 7 February 1886

This is a letter from Laura Kirby to her aunt Ada Kirby. The letter discusses how Laura no longer plans on attending school and how the weather has been some of the coldest they have ever had in Kansas. Laura talks about a fair they attended and says that her uncle John Mallory wrote them a letter for the first time in seven years.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, Bismarck, Fair, family letters, Guy Kirby, Helton, John Mallory, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, North Carolina, Rheumatism, Troy Kirby

Letter from Alice Kirby to Ada Kirby, 9 January 1886

This letter from Alice Kirby to her aunt Ada discusses life on the Kansas farm that Alice’s father, Samuel Kirby, is renting. Alice says that they had a rough Christmas and that the weather is very bad. She talks about how Samuel Kirby intends to continue renting the farm they are on.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, family letters, Guy Kirby, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, letter, Samuel J. Kirby, Virgil Kirby, Weather

Letter to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby, 6 December 1884

This letter from Alice Kirby to her aunt Ada Kirby comes from the Kansas farm which Alice’s father, Samuel J. Kirby, rents. Alice complains about the weather and family problems, saying “I don’t think there is another family in the world that has to put up with what we do.” Alice also references family drama bringing them disgrace, and is critical of the integrated schools which her younger siblings attend.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, family letter, Guy Kirby, Kansas, Kirby family, letter, North Topeka, Samuel J. Kirby, school, Troy Kirby, Virgil Kirby, Weather

Letter to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby, 16 October 1881

This letter from Alice Kirby to her aunt Ada Kirby talks about life on the Kansas farm where Alice and her family live. Alice talks about going to school, fairs, and other sources of entertainment, but her letter is focused on the price of various goods. She goes in detail about how much money was made from everything they raised on their farm, and what the going price is for various crops.

Tags: Alice Kirby, crops, farming, Guy Kirby, Kansas, Kirby family, Leavenworth Kansas, letter, North Topeka, prices, school, Virgil Kirby

Letter from Laura Kirby to Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Kirby, 10 October 1887

This is a letter from Laura Kirby to her uncle Millard Fillmore Kirby, and his wife. Laura talks about the farm they live on, and how her brother and father are making hay in the fields. Laura mentions that she was very saddened by the news that her aunt Ada Kirby had died.

Tags: Ada Kirby, family letters, farming, Guy Kirby, Ida Kirby, Kansas, Kingsville, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, M.F. Kirby, Millard Fillmore Kirby

Letter fragment to Aunt, 28 August 1881

This is a letter from one of Samuel J. Kirby’s children to their aunt. The letter is a fragment, and talks about selling some of the farm animals they have.

Tags: Kansas, letter, North Topeka, Samuel J. Kirby

Letters to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby and Laura Kirby, 8 May 1883

These are two letters written to Ada Kirby from her nieces, Laura and Alice Kirby, who live in Kansas. Alice writes about the weather and friends she wants to visit with, while Laura talks about life at home and how she enjoys having company.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, Charles Roberts, family letters, Guy Kirby, Kansas, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, Nebraska, North Topeka, Virgil Kirby

Letters to Ada Kirby from Alice Kirby and Laura Kirby, 4 February 1882

These letters from Laura Kirby and Alice Kirby to their Aunt Ada Kirby discuss life on the farm in Kansas that their father, Samuel J. Kirby rents. Laura talks about going to school, while Alice discusses various domestic events and the price of crops.

Tags: Ada Kirby, Alice Kirby, Betty Hodge, Bruce Kenny, family letters, farming, Guy Kirby, Kansas, Kirby family, Laura Kirby, letter, North Topeka

Letter from Emmitt McEwen to Mollie Eller, 17 November 1867

This is a letter from Emmitt McEwan to Mollie Eller, his cousin. Emmitt talks about how there are very few women in his area. He asks about an upcoming wedding and mentions he might attend, and he wants to marry someone from Ashe County and not someone from Missouri or Kansas, where he lives.

Tags: Eller family, Emmitt McEwen, Kansas, letter, Mollie Eller, Shawnee Indians

Letter from B.F. Dickson to Mollie Daniel, 17 August 1868

This is a letter from B.F. Dickson to his friend Mollie (Daniel). In this letter, Dickson mentions how there has been a drought in his part of Kansas, leaving them without rain for over a year. Dickson also writes about how he wants to marry, but he living in Kansas is so far removed from his friends and family in Ashe county, and he does not want to marry outside the community.

Tags: B.F. Dickson, drought, Johnson County, Kansas, marriage, Mollie Daniel, Weather

Letter from Emmitt McEwen to Mollie Eller, 28 July 1867

This is a letter from Emmitt McEwen to Mollie Eller, whom he describes as an acquaintance. Emmitt writes about how he hopes to get married soon and that he worries he will not be able to marry any of the women who live in Ashe County because they might all marry before he gets back.

Tags: Ashe County, Eller family, Emmitt McEwen, James Cocker, Kansas, letter, marriage, Missouri, Mollie Eller, North Carolina

Special Collections Research Center

Browsing Items (23 total)