In this letter of October 30, 1928, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. J.H. (Margaret Gillespie) Slagle recounting the first time he met her son, Thomas (Dick), and the potential for achievement he saw in Dick. He tells how knowing Dick, and the…
In this letter of February 23, 1929, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. J.H. (Margaret Gillespie) Slagle, mentioning that he hopes to see the Slagle family in person during the upcoming summer and hoping that the family has not been sick with…
In this letter of May 15, 1931, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. J.H. (Margaret Gillespie) Slagle to express his condolences over the death of her husband, Jesse Henry Slagle, and to give a brief update on his health and travels.
In this letter of June 15, 1936, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. Henry (Margaret Gillespie) Slagle to express his joy at having been able to meet her after having only known her through her son, Thomas (Dick), and through correspondence. He…
In this undated Christmas letter, George Washington Carver writes to Thomas (Dick) Slagle to advise him against spending any of his life hating others.
In a second draft of a letter to President Andrew Johnson, written in June of 1866, William Williams Stringfield petitions for the President's intervention on his indictment for treason, a crime punishable by execution,and for which he will stand…
In a letter to his future wife, Maria Melvina Love, on July 31, 1866, William Williams Stringfield writes primarily to convince her to not postpone their marriage date which she has set. Throughout the letter Stringfield expresses his longing to be…
In a letter to his future wife, Maria Melvina Love on July 8, 1865, William Williams Stringfield writes as a suitor asking for Love's hand in marriage. In an attempt to win her affections, Stringfield mentions his high standing reputation with the…
In a letter to her family, on June 17, 1935, Josephina Niggli describes her experience at school in several of her classes, as well as her interactions with other students. Niggli gives various opinions on the poets discussed in her Romantic Poets…