Fragment of unsigned letter, Irving House, New York, to his cousin Mary. Encourages her to accompany William to Virginia and Baltimore to visit relatives. Mentions flirting with a Miss Hammond during his travels. Mentions that the boat he was traveling on in the Great Lakes came upon the steamer Griffith soon after the latter boat burned, resulting in the death of nearly 300 passengers. Briefly recounts his travel route from Niagara Falls to Albany by train, then down the Hudson River by steamboat to New York., 1850 June 24, Box: 1, Folder: 1. Fant Family Papers, A0470. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center.

Fragment of unsigned letter, Irving House, New York, to his cousin Mary. Encourages her to accompany William to Virginia and Baltimore to visit relatives. Mentions flirting with a Miss Hammond during his travels. Mentions that the boat he was traveling on in the Great Lakes came upon the steamer Griffith soon after the latter boat burned, resulting in the death of nearly 300 passengers. Briefly recounts his travel route from Niagara Falls to Albany by train, then down the Hudson River by steamboat to New York., 1850 June 24, Box: 1, Folder: 1. Fant Family Papers, A0470. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center. https://mohistory.mobiusconsortium.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/36913 Accessed September 19, 2024.