Sharp, Cynthia Letter from George Attmore Sparrow to his sisters Letter from George Attmore Sparrow in Arcola, Illinois to his sisters. George writes to his sisters that he is growing used his to being in Arcola, but he still gets home sick. George says that he went to a small town last night with Aunt Fanny and Emma and had a good time. Ever since hearing that his sisters are in Portsmouth, NC with their Aunt Caddie, George has wished that he was back there with them. George says to give his love to Ivy Taylor and to ask if he can write to her. He also says to give Aunt Caddie his love and tell her that he will write to her. Their mother received a letter from their father in Beaufort saying that he expects to stop and see the girls in Portsmouth. From the papers of Thomas Sparrow (1819-1884), a lawyer from Washington, N.C. who fought in the Civil War and later represented Beaufort County in the North Carolina General Assembly. 0001-b2-fa-i6 23611 1133 18590901 eng text letters 19.4cm x 24.5cm Sparrow, George Attmore, 1845-1922 Correspondence Sparrow family United States North Carolina Carteret County (N.C.) Portsmouth (N.C.) United States Illinois Arcola (Ill.) Sparrow, George Attmore, 1845-1922 creator This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at als_digitalcollections@ecu.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ Social and Family Life sfl 0001 Letter from George Attmore Sparrow to his sisters Letter from George Attmore Sparrow in Arcola, Illinois to his sisters. George writes to his sisters that he is growing used his to being in Arcola, but he still gets home sick. George says that he went to a small town last night with Aunt Fanny and Emma and had a good time. Ever since hearing that his sisters are in Portsmouth, NC with their Aunt Caddie, George has wished that he was back there with them. George says to give his love to Ivy Taylor and to ask if he can write to her. He also says to give Aunt Caddie his love and tell her that he will write to her. Their mother received a letter from their father in Beaufort saying that he expects to stop and see the girls in Portsmouth. From the papers of Thomas Sparrow (1819-1884), a lawyer from Washington, N.C. who fought in the Civil War and later represented Beaufort County in the North Carolina General Assembly. Sparrow, George Attmore, 1845-1922 Sparrow, George Attmore, 1845-1922--Correspondence 18590901 Text letters J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University eng 23611 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ Sparrow family United States--North Carolina--Carteret County (N.C.)--Portsmouth (N.C.) United States--Illinois--Arcola (Ill.) local, filename 23611.0001 54860664 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 cc93f790266a6bfd1fef861561f704a6 ecu:digital_collections 3637 5026 RGB 194 mm 245 mm 20130208 Khazanie, Rita Epson Expression 10000XL Silverfast Ai v6.6.1r6 object plane in. 450 1 450 1 8 integer 3 internal local, filename 23611.0002 54860640 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 ae7e77ab801297ff2bdbf929991bdfde ecu:digital_collections 3637 5026 RGB 194 mm 245 mm 20130208 Khazanie, Rita Epson Expression 10000XL Silverfast Ai v6.6.1r6 object plane in. 450 1 450 1 8 integer 3 internal local, filename 23611.0003 54313760 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 bdd9043443dcf382251be3cb7b0742c5 ecu:digital_collections 3637 4976 RGB 194 mm 245 mm 20130208 Khazanie, Rita Epson Expression 10000XL Silverfast Ai v6.6.1r6 object plane in. 450 1 450 1 8 integer 3 internal