DES MOINES IOWA NOTABLE LETTER 1869 BUILDING THE NEW BRIDGE for Sale

DES MOINES IOWA NOTABLE LETTER 1869 BUILDING THE NEW BRIDGE For Sale

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DES MOINES IOWA NOTABLE LETTER 1869 BUILDING THE NEW BRIDGE:
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Dr Tilton Elkins came to Iowa in 1858 and was a respected retired physician in Des Moines during the Civil War. An Original Letter from Dr Elkins, at Des Moines, July 24, 1869, to his niece Nellie, with news of his health, of family and friends in Iowa, his kind treatment by his son-in-law and daughter Polly Franklin Whitaker with whom he is boarding in his old age (born 1790). and news of those back in New Hampshire from his early years .The letter includes local news incl the operation of a new Railroad here, and the progress in building the City of Des Moines, before the War a fort and trading post on the Raccoon and Des Moines River. He reports on the great harvest of corn, wheat, grass & oats, and the grape crops, news from friends in Vinton, "one of the pleasantest cities in the state", the Des Moines is building a new bridge across the River, to replace the one washed out by a flood.
Dr Tilton Elkins was the son of Revolutionary War notable Captain Samuel Elkins of Andover, NH. Raised in Salisbury New Hampshire,he practiced medicine in Andover, then emigrated to Iowa before the War where he served on the City Medical Board, and was an ardent Lincoln supporter and abolitionist.4pp 8 x 12" pencil. Folds, wear, age spots, Overall VG.