Letter signed Bertha R. Skinker, Wequetonsing, to husband. Yesterday we spent in an excursion with Mr. Frank Wyman, Mr. and Mrs. Streett, Miss Wendling, her aunt Mrs. Brooke. Mabel Wyman was sick. We met on the boat at Oden Major & Mrs. Kimball of Kirkwood. I suppose you are attending poor Mr. Thornburg’s funeral today. We have just heard that one of the Kauffman sons was drowned at Magnolia. Clarence Eaton is practising to swim to the Point. I do hope her brother will forbid it. I suppose Louisa is out of danger from Janis’ letter. Please tell me if Joe has fixed any time for his departure. Jane seems carried away with him., 1900 Aug 26

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4

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From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of Skinker family correspondence, the bulk of which is between Thomas K. Skinker and his wife, Bertha Rives Skinker. The collection also contains several folders of tax receipts of Thomas Skinker dated 1839-1886. This finding aid was compiled by keying in the document descriptions on the folder covers. These document descriptions were presumably written by a Missouri Historical Society archivist soon after the collection was purchased in 1978.