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Box 1

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Contains 31 Results:

Steele, Margaret Hampton to Hampton, Silas W., Topeka, Kan., Sept. 11, 1860

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: 33 letters primarily written by Margaret “Maggie” Hampton Steele to her cousin and future husband Silas Wade Hampton in 1859 and 1860. The letters discuss her courtship with Silas, her family’s move to Topeka, Kansas, her religious faith, and activities of family and friends.The earliest letters are mostly written from Terre Haute, Indiana, where Maggie attended Terre Haute Female College along with her sister Mary. Maggie often wrote from the family home in Grandview, Illinois...
Dates: Sept. 11, 1860

Steele, Margaret Hampton to Hampton, Silas W., Dec. 23, 1863

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: 33 letters primarily written by Margaret “Maggie” Hampton Steele to her cousin and future husband Silas Wade Hampton in 1859 and 1860. The letters discuss her courtship with Silas, her family’s move to Topeka, Kansas, her religious faith, and activities of family and friends.The earliest letters are mostly written from Terre Haute, Indiana, where Maggie attended Terre Haute Female College along with her sister Mary. Maggie often wrote from the family home in Grandview, Illinois...
Dates: Dec. 23, 1863

Steele, Margaret Hampton to Hampton, Silas W., Jan. 1, 1864?

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 28
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: 33 letters primarily written by Margaret “Maggie” Hampton Steele to her cousin and future husband Silas Wade Hampton in 1859 and 1860. The letters discuss her courtship with Silas, her family’s move to Topeka, Kansas, her religious faith, and activities of family and friends.The earliest letters are mostly written from Terre Haute, Indiana, where Maggie attended Terre Haute Female College along with her sister Mary. Maggie often wrote from the family home in Grandview, Illinois...
Dates: Jan. 1, 1864?

Steele, John A. to Steele, Margaret Hampton, Topeka, Kan., Jul.? 30, 1864

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: 33 letters primarily written by Margaret “Maggie” Hampton Steele to her cousin and future husband Silas Wade Hampton in 1859 and 1860. The letters discuss her courtship with Silas, her family’s move to Topeka, Kansas, her religious faith, and activities of family and friends.The earliest letters are mostly written from Terre Haute, Indiana, where Maggie attended Terre Haute Female College along with her sister Mary. Maggie often wrote from the family home in Grandview, Illinois...
Dates: Jul.? 30, 1864

Steele, Margaret Hampton to Hampton, Silas W. [3 letters, probably written between 1859 and 1864], undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: 33 letters primarily written by Margaret “Maggie” Hampton Steele to her cousin and future husband Silas Wade Hampton in 1859 and 1860. The letters discuss her courtship with Silas, her family’s move to Topeka, Kansas, her religious faith, and activities of family and friends.The earliest letters are mostly written from Terre Haute, Indiana, where Maggie attended Terre Haute Female College along with her sister Mary. Maggie often wrote from the family home in Grandview, Illinois...
Dates: undated

Envelope addressed to Maggie S. Hampton in care of Mrs. Mary S. Park, Paris, Lamar Co. Tex., undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: 33 letters primarily written by Margaret “Maggie” Hampton Steele to her cousin and future husband Silas Wade Hampton in 1859 and 1860. The letters discuss her courtship with Silas, her family’s move to Topeka, Kansas, her religious faith, and activities of family and friends.The earliest letters are mostly written from Terre Haute, Indiana, where Maggie attended Terre Haute Female College along with her sister Mary. Maggie often wrote from the family home in Grandview, Illinois...
Dates: undated