Letters, 1879-1902.

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Letters, 1879-1902.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25230563

The collection contains 4 letters of Charles W. Phillips to his wife from Guthrie and Indianapolis, Ind., and one letter from C.C. Shores(?) visiting in French Lick, Ind. to Ada May Shauck in Columbus, Ohio. Topics include the quarries around Bedford, Ind.; evangelists preaching in Indianapolis; comments on James Whitcomb Riley and his writings; the coming of natural gas to Indianapolis; and the Pluto Water cure ("the quintessence of nastiness") at the French Lick Springs Hotel.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7142861

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indianapolis Veneer Works.

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Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916

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American Poet. From the description of Little Orphant Annie. Last stanza : AMsS, [s.d.]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540708 James Whitcomb Riley was an American poet, journalist, and lecturer. From the description of James Whitcomb Riley collection of papers, 1878-[1964] bulk (1878-1915). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122363959 From the guide to the James Whitcomb Riley collection of papers, 1878-[1964, 1878-...

French Lick Springs Hotel (Ind.)

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Phillips, Charles D. F. (Charles Douglas Fergusson), 1830-1904

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Charles W. Phillips was a salesman for veneer and lumber and a real estate agent in Indianapolis in the late 1800s. From the description of Letters, 1879-1902. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 25230563 ...