Annan, Helen Curtis

Little is known about Helen Curtis Annan, beyond the few clues found in this volume. She lived in St. Louis with her husband, Roberdean Annan, who was often away from home. In the fall of 1842, Helen noted that they had finally moved into a house of their own again, after living with all sorts of people for the past six years. It is unclear what her husband's profession was, or whether or not he accompanied Helen when she traveled.

Helen made a couple trips to Cincinnati, once going on to Virginia, but she did not record who she was visiting. At one point she mentioned that "Curtis" was at school in Jeffersonton, Va., which indicates that she might have been visiting relations who still lived in the east. She also took a couple steamboat trips up and down the Mississippi River, apparently for pleasure.

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