Fry family letters, 1864.
Collection Number: 6010

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Fry family letters, 1864.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6010
Abstract:
Letter from Richard Fry Sr. to his son Jabez discussing family news; a letter from Jabez's widow, Clary, relating the hardships of her life and asking for assistance from her brother-in-law, Richard Fry Jr.
Creator:
Fry family.
Quanitities:
1 microfilm reels.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Letter from Richard Fry Sr. to his son Jabez discussing family news; a letter from Jabez's widow, Clary, relating the hardships of her life and asking for assistance from her brother-in-law, Richard Fry Jr.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

Fry family letters, #6010. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Fry, Richard, Sr.
Fry, Clary.
Fry, Jabez.
Places:
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Item 1
Letter from Richard Fry Sr. (Sterling) to his son, Jabez Fry (North Victor, Cayuga County, N.Y.). February 22, 1864.
February 22, 1864
Scope and Contents
This letter from a father to his son, who is in an asylum, updates him on family news and events which have occurred since the son was presumed lost, and relates the story of another missing person, Alfred, who disappeared between Lowell and Thompson (possibly in Michigan, as Battle Creek is mentioned).
Item 2
Letter from Clary Fry, Jabez's wife, to her brother-in-law Richard Fry. She was in California c. Civil War.
Scope and Contents
Clary relates the hardships of life including drought (which left her with so little corn that she had to use wheat to fatten the hogs), and disease. She and her children have been affected with typhoid lamonia (sic) of the lungs and inflammation of the lungs. She hopes that God will spare her children. She has had to accept assistance from the town, and asks for money to pay her taxes.