Letter signed T.K. Skinker, Berryville, Virginia, to wife. As I wrote you on the steamboat, I left Old Point Saturday evening for Washington. Bessie Selden is certainly a very lovely girl. I do not wonder that Charlie surrendered to her charms. Mrs. Wheat and Mary send you love. Mary had been but a short time at the Catousville Sanitarium, when she found she was in the wrong box. It is a place for people who are mentally unbalanced., 1904 June 7
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3
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.
Dates
- 1904 June 7
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.5 Cubic Feet ( (3 boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Skinker family (Creator, Family)
- From the Collection: Skinker, Adela Bertha Rives (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Skinker, Alexander Rives, 1883-1918 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Skinker, Thomas K., 1845-1924 (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository