Eliza Ferry Leary correspondence, 1860-1901.

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Eliza Ferry Leary correspondence, 1860-1901.

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The Eliza Ferry Leary correspondence consists of ten folders of letters. Nine of these folders contain letters written to Leary, the majority of which were from friends, with some also coming from relatives. This incoming correspondence ranges in date between the years of 1860 and 1895. However most of these letters arrived in the 1870s and 1880s. All of the letters are from her unmarried days, except for the correspondence with her father, which lasted until his death in 1895. The content of these letters definitely reflect an upper class milieu; typical topics include: sickness, beaux, parties, engagements, marriage, the weather and recreational activities (dances, games and horseback riding). Also included are some mementos, such as scraps of friends' hair tied with bows, calling cards, and programs. A single folder contains letters written by Leary to friends and family; these letters primarily describe Leary's travels to San Francisco, San Diego and Karlsbad between 1869-1901.

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Leary, Eliza Ferry.

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Washington State pioneer, Eliza Ferry Leary (1851-1935) was born in Waukegan, Illinois. She was the daughter of Elisha P. Ferry, the first governor of Washington State, and Sarah Brown Kellogg Ferry. As the daughter of a politician, Eliza often helped to fulfill her father's social obligations, and once even helped to entertain President Hayes in Olympia. Leary attended boarding school in Portland at St. Helen's Hall. On April 21, 1892 she married lawyer and businessman, John Leary. Her husband ...