Letter signed Bertha Rives Skinker, Lynn, Massachusetts, to Mother. Instead of starting next Monday, I cannot start until the first of September. You see, I have been pulled both ways by duty and desire. My leaving would throw out all Auntie’s plans. There is plenty of compensation here, of course, and I am having a bully good time. This last week has been the best yet, owing to the agreeable presence of Mr. Jackson, a young lawyer from Boston. Mrs. LaBeaume is in very bad condition mentally. Aunt Cote, Cousin Minnie and Cousin Maggie are all here., 1901 Aug 16

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8

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Scope and Contents

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.