Letters from Grace Kelly to John H. Stigers of Sunnyside, Washington, Feb. 1909.

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Letters from Grace Kelly to John H. Stigers of Sunnyside, Washington, Feb. 1909.

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This collection consists of 8 handwritten letters from Grace Kelly to her fianceĢ, John Stigers. The collection contains 7 black & white photographs that are unidentified but presumed to be Grace Kelly and her mother. These letters were found by the Archives Division of the Washington State Office of the Secretary of State in "some old, useless banking files." Apparently the letters had been in Stigers safety deposit box and were never claimed. The Archives Division gave them to the Washington State Library on 2 November 1981.

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Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Washington State Library. Manuscripts Collection.

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Kelly, Grace, d. 1909.

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From the contents of the letters, Grace Kelly and John H. Stigers were engaged to be married. They were both living in Sunnyside, WA. Grace had not been feeling very well for awhile. About February 10, 1909 she and her mother went to Walla Walla, WA . St. Mary's Hospital had been established by the Sisters of Providence in 1879. It is presumed that Grace and her mother came to the hospital in Walla Walla because she had been so ill. It was determined that she had a very bad abscess on her side a...

Stigers, John H.

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Washington (State). Division of Archives and Records Management

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Morrison, Effie Mrs.

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