Letter to Amanda Conner from Rosina Conner Payne. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 8". Description: white lined tablet paper containing a handwritten message in blue ink, dated May 26, 1876 from Van Meter, Iowa. Contents: a newsy letter written to Amanda Conner in Blooming Grove, Minnesota from her sister, Rosina (Mrs. Harvey Payne) living in Van Meter, Iowa; mention of children Nora and baby Mary, farm and land prices, hard times and that they are liking life in Iowa.

Letter to Amanda Conner from Rosina Conner Payne. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 8" (folded). Description: white lined tablet paper containing a handwritten message in black ink, dated February 8, 1877 from Van Meter, Iowa. Contents: a newsy letter written to Amanda Conner and her brother George in Blooming Grove, Minnesota from her sister, Rosina (Mrs. Harvey Payne) living in Van Meter, Iowa; mention of Rosina's children Edwin, Mary, George (who she calls a real little "Tommy Chambers"; news ... more

Letter to Amanda Conner from Rosina Conner Payne. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 11". Description: white lined tablet paper containing a handwritten message in blue, dated August 18, 1877 from Van Meter, Iowa. Contents: a newsy letter written to Amanda Conner in Blooming Grove, Minnesota from her sister, Rosina (Mrs. Harvey Payne) living in Van Meter, Iowa; Rosina mentions her husband Harvey who has "gone away" and rumors of him being in trouble in Minnesota, and of Rosina being an "un-virtuou ... more

Letter to Amanda Conner from Rosina Conner Payne. Material: paper. Size: "5 x 8" (folded). Description: white lined tablet paper containing a handwritten message in black ink, dated March 13, 1878 from Van Meter, Iowa. Contents: a newsy letter written to Amanda Conner Cleland in Waseca County, from her sister, Rosina (Mrs. Harvey Payne) living in Van Meter, Iowa; Rosina acknowledges Amanda's new baby and gives some sisterly child-rearing advice; talks about home schooling her children; she ... more

Letter to Amanda Conner Cleland from Rosina Conner Payne. Material: paper. Size: "8 x 12". Description: white lined tablet paper containing a letter handwritten message in pencil, dated September 29, 1879 from Van Meter, Iowa. Contents: a newsy letter written to Amanda Conner Cleland in Waseca County, from her sister, Rosina (Mrs. Harvey Payne) living in Van Meter, Iowa; Rosina acknowledges Amanda's marriage and mentions the "affliction" in the family Amanda is marrying into; Rosina asks th ... more

Envelope Addressed to Amanda Conner by George Conner of Waseca. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 6". Description: white envelope addressed in black ink to "Miss Amanda C. Conner Blooming Grove, Waseca Coo., Waseca Minnesota”; stamped with a pre-printed green 3 cent postage stamp and postmarked from Waseca, Minn. dated October.

Letter from George Conner to Sister Amanda Conner. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 6" folded. Description: white lined note paper handwritten in black ink to "Sister Dear" from her brother George, Blooming Grove, Minn., dated May 7, 1876; contents makes reference to mother's health (Sarah Lilly Conner), William Habine, Ellen Conner, Grange Festival.

Letter from George Conner to Sister Amanda Conner. Material: paper. Size: 5 3/4" x 10". Description: gray lined note paper handwritten in black ink to "Sister A" from her brother George, Blooming Grove, Minn., dated June 21, 1876; contents makes reference to mother's health (Sarah Lilly Conner), Mary Conner, George's need to milk his cows.

Letter from George Conner to Sister Amanda Conner. Material: paper. Size: 5 3/4" x 5 1/4". Description: gray lined note paper handwritten in purple ink to "Sister A" from her brother George, Blooming Grove, Minn., dated December 11, 1876; contents makes reference George Beeman, butchering hogs, his little boy at school.

Letter from George Conner to Sister Amanda Conner. Material: paper. Size: 5 3/4" x 10". Description: gray lined note paper handwritten in purple ink to "Sister A" from her brother George, Blooming Grove, Minn., dated January 16, 1877; contents makes reference J. S. Conner from Montevideo.

Letter from George Conner to Sister Amanda Conner. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 8". Description: white lined note paper handwritten in blue to "Sister A" from her brother George, Blooming Grove, Minn., dated February 22, 1877; contents makes reference James moving to the area and George getting Mr. Walker's place for them to live in; teacher Mr. Oltman and what he charges to teach; Mr. Tuttle's singing school at the Albright church; the Germans holding a meeting the Church; Samuel Remund and ho ... more

Postcard from George Conner to Sister Amanda Conner. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 5". Description: white card stock addressed to Miss A. C. Conner, Waseca, Minn.; postmarked Waseca June 12 and stamped with one cent postage; message on reverse: "Monday 11th. Mother is a little better today than she has been for the last two days. I went to Owatonna Sunday and got Dr. Case, he stayed all night and went away this morning. He says it will be quite a while before she will be well. Will send this ... more

Letters from(1) Cousin James Lilly Jr. and (2) sister Ellen. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: white lined paper; first half is written in black ink to Dear Cousin from James Lilly Jr. from Monticello, Indiana; contents makes reference to his school subjects, ice skating, abundance of apples and cider and the status of the farm crops in Indiana; the second message written on the same piece of paper is in reference to forwarding the message from Cousin James Lilly; Ellen's letter ... more

Letter to Amanda Conner from Cousin Sadie Lilly. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 8 3/4". Description: white lined note paper written in black ink; dated April 6, 1876 to Dear Cousin; references to having "the blues", feeling unprepared to teach in the upcoming school term, her spiritual life, questioning her faith.

Letter to Amanda Conner from Cousin Sadie Lilly. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10" folded. Description: white lined note paper written in black ink; dated May 21, 1876 to Amanda C. Conner, Dear Cousin; most of the letter is spent praising God and tell her cousin how she has come to accept the love and forgiveness of the Savior; writes briefly about the school where she teaches; mention of a Miss Daniels and Green.

Letter to Amanda Conner from Cousin Sadie Lilly. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 13". Description: white unlined note paper written in blue ink; dated January 11, 1877 6 to A. C. Conner, Blooming Grove, Minn., Dear Cousin; most of the letter relates Sadie's experiences at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota; also much emphasis on trying to pass a prohibition ordinance in Northfield, attendance at religious lectures, asking for prayers.

Letter to Amanda Conner from Cousin Sadie Lilly. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 9". Description: white lined note paper written in blue ink; dated March 12, 1877 from Northfield, Minn. to Miss A. E. Conner, dear cousin; Sadie tells of life at Carleton and how she probably won't be able to attend another term there; she talks about the girls out snowballing; then she comments that she thinks she is getting too "wild" and should probably come home to be more serious; she and her friends are talkin ... more

Envelope for Letter Addressed to Amanda C. Conner. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 5". Description: white envelope postmarked Northfield, March 13; green 3 cent stamp on upper left corner; hand written in blue ink on front, "Miss Amanda C. Conner, Blooming Grove, Minnesota"; record for matching letter is #20.18.15 d.

Marriage Announcement of G. W. Lewis and Sadie Lilly. (f) Announcement Card. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 4 1/2". Description: white card stock card printed in script: "Married, Wednesday, June 29, 1884, G. W. Lewis, Sadie Lilly, Morristown, Minn."; ornate monogrammed "L" at top of card. (g) Envelope. Material: paper. Size: 3 3/4" x 4 3/4". Description: white envelope postmarked Faribault on back and Morristown on front, July 1881; raised "L" monogram on upper left corner, green three- ... more

Letter to Amanda Conner from Alice Daniels. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 7". Description: gray lined tablet paper handwritten in black; contents addressed to Dear friend from yours Alice J. Daniels; included are references to her mother taking care of a Mrs. Corr, Roy, making molasses candy, trading their dog Caesar for Ike's dog Bruno, finishing a patch quilt, a thank you for the blue ribbon, and her cat catching two big rabbits.

Letter to the Family, Father, Mother and All the Rest from R. A. Conner of Montevideo, Chippewa, Minn. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10" folded. Description: white lined paper, black ink handwriting on both sides; addressed to Dear Father and Mother and all the rest of the family and signed your neglectful daughter and sister, R. A. Conner; references made to having a Merry Christmas, children Dianthy (Diantha), Emery, Otto, Ulysses and the baby; moving to a house between the Chippewa and Minne ... more

Letter to Amanda Conner from Ella Dibble. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/4" x 11". Description: gray lined stationery written in dark gray ink, to Dear Friend Amanda, sent from Woodville, Minn on October 3, 1876 and written by Ella Dibble; references made to mother who suffers from lameness and toothache, Eva, Charlie working for Mrs. Wood, quilting, Eugene, a robbery, a corrupt country, grasshoppers, Mrs. Bendure died, Ann has a little son, blinds on the church, threshing, runaway oxen, Charlie ... more

Letter to Amanda Conner from Wilton School District #18 Treasurer Wightman and Envelope. Material: paper. (a) Letter. Size: 5" x 8". Description: white lined tablet paper dated Wilton, October 31, 1876 to Miss Amanda Conner. Message: I would like to enquire if you would like to take our school this winter, if you do please let us know by return mail, if you should like to take it give us your price. And Oblige, J. H. Wightman, Treasurer of Wilton School District No. 18.