Sharp, Cynthia Letter from George Attmore Sparrow to Thomas Sparrow Letter from George Attmore Sparrow in Okaw, Illinois to his father Thomas Sparrow. George tells his father that Annie, Jennie, and his mother received letters from him yesterday. He also writes about going down to look at the peas in his garden with his mother and visitors who have come to the house. George says that all of the visitors miss Mr. Sparrow and wish he was there to sing with them. The preparations for the Fourth of July are progressing, and George works shelling corn for his Grandpa in the afternoons. Cousin Billy is getting his office plastered and carpeted so that he can go and stay. 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-i18 23623 1133 18600619 eng text letters 19.4cm x 24.5cm United States Illinois Okaw (Ill. : Township) Sparrow, George Attmore, 1845-1922 Correspondence Sparrow, Thomas, 1819-1884 Correspondence Sparrow family Sparrow, George Attmore, 1845-1922 creator Sparrow, Thomas, 1819-1884 contributor 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 Thomas Sparrow Letter from George Attmore Sparrow in Okaw, Illinois to his father Thomas Sparrow. George tells his father that Annie, Jennie, and his mother received letters from him yesterday. He also writes about going down to look at the peas in his garden with his mother and visitors who have come to the house. George says that all of the visitors miss Mr. Sparrow and wish he was there to sing with them. The preparations for the Fourth of July are progressing, and George works shelling corn for his Grandpa in the afternoons. Cousin Billy is getting his office plastered and carpeted so that he can go and stay. 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, Thomas, 1819-1884 18600619 Text letters J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University eng 23623 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ United States--Illinois--Okaw (Ill. : Township) Sparrow, George Attmore, 1845-1922--Correspondence Sparrow, Thomas, 1819-1884--Correspondence Sparrow family local, filename 23623.0001 55840952 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 03f1a9c97aeea349070f627b45b4b834 ecu:digital_collections 3654 5092 RGB 194 mm 245 mm 20130206 Khazanie, Rita Epson Expression 10000XL Silverfast Ai v6.6.1r6 object plane in. 450 1 450 1 8 integer 3 internal local, filename 23623.0002 55841180 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 0b7721f20053e5614e58b799368ff3c4 ecu:digital_collections 3654 5092 RGB 194 mm 245 mm 20130206 Khazanie, Rita Epson Expression 10000XL Silverfast Ai v6.6.1r6 object plane in. 450 1 450 1 8 integer 3 internal local, filename 23623.0003 54984756 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 444f63e716fde4cf3a4b53fe51db959c ecu:digital_collections 3670 4992 RGB 194 mm 245 mm 20130206 Khazanie, Rita Epson Expression 10000XL Silverfast Ai v6.6.1r6 object plane in. 450 1 450 1 8 integer 3 internal