[07] Elizabeth Grimes, letter, death, and mourning

Creator

Elizabeth S. Grimes

Files

Student Author

Cooper Isaacson

Identifier

07

Keywords

Grimes, Iowa, Victorian Era, Civil War, America, 1860, Burlington, Lee, Religion, Death, 19th Century

Object Description

PDF (6 pages)

Date Created

Winter 12-5-1860

Date Created

Dec. 5th 1860

City

Burlington

State

Iowa

Description

This is a letter from Elizabeth Grimes, wife of James Grimes, she’s sending it in response to recently learning about the death of another friend. In this letter, she is saying kind words about her virtuous late friend, religion, and sheds light on the process of mourning in the Victorian era of America. Additionally, there is some information about the state of the government at the time as the letter is written just 15 days before the secession of South Carolina from the Union and 4 months before the beginning of the civil war.

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Digital Date

1-20-2022

Copyright

Original manuscript is in the public domain. Digital copy scanned by Rod Library, ©2022 Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

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Type

Letter

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Grimes, Elizabeth S., "[07] Elizabeth Grimes, letter, death, and mourning" (1860). Spring 2022 Iowa Documents Class Projects. 6.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/his_iadocuments_sp2022/6