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Title
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Letter to Olivia Rees on why she should move to Oregon
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Description
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Letter addressed to Olivia Rebecca Rees from her brother Willard Hall Rees updating her on his life for the past sixteen years. Willard comments on the politics going on during this time, but focuses mainly on describing Oregon to his sister, Olivia. Willard has just received land and would like Olivia, the rest of the Ohio family and the East Coast family to join him on the West Coast. Trying to convince his family to move, Willard talks about the weather and how it is pleasant during the winter unlike winters in Ohio, Iowa and Kansas. Willard updates Olivia on his personal life regarding his wife and six children. Even though he has been absent for the past sixteen years he wishes to get back into communication with Olivia, his mother and other family members. The original letter is accompanied by a typed transcript. This is one item from the Rees Family Correspondence Collection, which includes many letters between family members in Oregon and Ohio.
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Creator
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Rees, Willard Hall
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Source
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Rees Family Correspondence, Pacific University Archives
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Date
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1857
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Identifier
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PUA_MS32_3.pdf
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Rights
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No Known Copyright
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
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Type
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Text
