Letter signed Bertha R. Skinker to husband. The doctor says what is necessary to such a probably severe illness must be done quickly, so I telegraphed Cote in reply to her offer to come at once. Tell Jane I say to try to atone for that last piece of selfishness about the hot water she was not willing to spare to her sick suffering sister., [1901] Aug 23

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10

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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.