Cassa Griffin     ( April 23, 1890 )

Cassa Griffin

Envelope Front

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Letter: one sheet front and back

Paper: Lined paper 9” wide by 6-3/4” high

 

Envelope: the front is postmarked Coopersville, Mich., April 25, 1890

It is stamped with a 2-cent stamp and addressed to Miss. Lizzie Golden

Dennison, Michigan   % Pat Golden Sr.

The envelope is 4-5/8” wide by 3-3/4” high

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Coopersville, Apr 23^rd

1890

Miss Lizzie Golden,

Dennison,

Mich.

 

My Dear Friend:-

 

As I have nothing else to do this eve, will ans. your letter which was rec’d a week ago last Monday.

 

All are well, hoping this will find you the same.  I have been having a terrible time with that boil under my arm and have not been able to attend school.  It is better now.

 

I could not attend the dance last Fri eve on acc’t of my arm.

 

Lora Scott is going home to Washington Territory to-morrow.  They had a party for her last eve at the Maxfield House.  I did not go.  Rather a slim crowd from all reports.  Prof. Baldwin is just as silly as ever.  Did you notice our reports in last weeks observer.  In Algebra just because I made just one mistake he marked me down about 10, making me rather low when averaged up.

 

A week from this eve (Wednesday) our school is going to have an entertainment for the purpose of raising funds enough to erect a flag on the school building.  Admission 20 cts, school scholars 15 cts up stairs and 10 cts down.  You had better come up and go.

 

Has Tom Golden gone back to G. R.?  Did the boys give them a xxxxx that eve that I came home?

 

Well Lizzie as it is very near bed time, I will close.  Hoping you will answer this as soon as convenient I Remain

Your friend

Cassie Griffin

 

P.S. Regards to all.  What did you think of the run away the other eve?   Cassa

 

 

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“Washington Territory”:  Washington became the forty-second state of the United States of America on November 11, 1889.

 

“Maxfield House”: There is another letter written by Cassie Griffin that mentions the Waxfield House.  The letter is dated June 28^th 1889.

 

“last weeks observer”:  The Coopersville newspaper is called the Coopersville Observer.

 

“Tom Golden”:  Lizzie had two first cousins named Tom Golden.

       Lizzie’s dad had a brother named Dennis Golden that had a son named Thomas Golden.

       Her dad also had a brother named Michael Golden that had a son named Thomas Golden.

 

“back to G. R.”:  G. R. would have been Grand Rapids

 

“Cassa”:  I found this interesting.  Casssie signs her letter “Cassie Griffin” in one place and then she signs the letter again as “Cassa”

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