Correspondence: Anthony H. Godbe, 1882-1917

File — Box: 2, Folder: 10

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Scope and Contents

January 9, 1882: To his mother, asking for clothes from home to be sent to him at Antimony; January 15, 1882: Tells his mother that his father's health is improved, but life is lonely and cold; February 12, 1882: He has just returned from a trip to Beaver. Says his father shouldn't work so hard; February 13, 1882: Says stocks are up again so he can buy supplies for the grocery store; February 27, 1882: Says they have finished the work on the concentrator, tells her a little girl has died of pneumonia; August 9, 1882: He describes the camp and the concentrator, and overseeing the boarding house; October 19, 1882: He is sorry to hear of Murray's Typhoid Fever. Writes of assaying and his chemical lab; October 25, 1882: Says word was sent to shut down the mines. A new fellow (Stevens) was sent to do bookkeeping, expenses are bad, he is afraid Eastern investors will be mad at William Godbe. Says his father is too generous and doesn't write to tell him what to do; November 21, 1882: He writes that he has just returned from Beaver, and is concerned about his brother Murray; November 27, 1882: He writes that Uncle Ben has gone, and asks how Murray is; December 19, 1882: Says his father shouldn't work so hard and he'd be healthier. He just had his twentieth birthday. Says he remembers a dream his mother once had about him being drunk, which he never has been. He tells her he went deer hunting, and that he wishes he made more money; January 21, 1883: Reports on his salary, says when he saw her she didn't look well; April 10, 1883: Tells of a robbery in which he was the witness; April 17, 1883: Says Will has gone to Juab to meet William Godbe, business is good in the store, he makes $150 per month; November 30, 1910: Writes to his wife about business in Kentucky; February 6, 1914: From the elder Anthony Godbe to William Godbe's son Anthony, telling about the LaRiviere family; February 20, 1914: From the elder Anthony, giving more information about Samuel Godbe and family; June 11, 1917: To Anthony Godbe from Ross Moore, regarding the health of Ernest Godbe, who committed suicide soon after this letter was written; Four other letters are included in this series, their content not noted here.

Dates

1882-1917

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