Title:
Letters Link Historian, Captain's Wife
Author:
Carol Kimball
Subjects:
Historical letters
Gates, George Washington
Gates, Julia
Kimball, Carol
Mystic in 1800s
Gates, George Washington
Gates, Julia
Kimball, Carol
Mystic in 1800s
Object ID:
Scr-001A-054B
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Pubication Date:
03/20/1978
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
Carol Kimball learned about Mrs. Julia Fish Gates, wife of Capt. George Washington Gates, through hundreds of letters. Letters reside at Mystic River Historical Society. Letters tell of life of wife waiting husbands return from cargo trips to Liverpool and San Francisco. One letter describes 4th of July celebration in 1876.
People:
Gates, George Washington
Gates, Julia
Kimball, Carol
Gates, Julia
Kimball, Carol
Search Terms:
Historical letters
Gates, George Washington
Gates, Julia
Kimball, Carol
Mystic in 1800s
Gates, George Washington
Gates, Julia
Kimball, Carol
Mystic in 1800s