Angell family letters

Collection

Identifier: Mss2737

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes correspondence, 1852-1871, to Thomas Angell and Susan Angell from family in Iowa, regarding life in Iowa and pleas for the Angells to return.

Dates

Creation: 1852-1871

Creator

Angell family (Family)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical note

Susan Pinney Yeomans Angell was born May 12, 1832, in Rome, New York, and died on December 27, 1928. At age 6, she went to Iowa with her family in a covered wagon. She married Thomas Angell in 1846 and came west with him in a covered wagon in 1852. After settling in The Dalles, she moved to Portland in 1924.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (2 folders in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Susan Pinney Yeomans Angell (1832-1928) and Thomas Angell married in 1846 and came to Oregon from Iowa in a covered wagon in 1852. Collection includes correspondence to Thomas Angell and Susan Angell from family in Iowa, regarding life in Iowa and pleas for the Angells to return.