Item: Florence Isabel Penwell Papers, 1882-1901
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Finding Aid Title: Florence Isabel Penwell Papers, 1882-1901
Finding Aid Collection Number: 0736
Date Range of Collection: 1882-1901
Creator of Materials: Penwell, Florence Isabel
Content Description: The Florence Penwell papers consist of a sample of wallpaper from the Penwell home in Gallatin County and a handwritten schedule listing only dates and months for the "Fourth Quarterly Meetings" of the "North Montana Mission," likely for the Methodist Church, ca. 1880s. The collection also includes the following four handwritten letters sent to Florence Penwell: from Methodist minister William Wesley Van Orsdel in Havre, Montana, October 18, [1882], describing his travels for church work; from "Addie" in Bozeman, Montana, June 21, 1891, arranging a Fourth of July visit to the Penwell farm; C. W. Hill of White Sulphur Springs, Montana, August 10, 1897, making arrangements for a visit to the Penwell home; from Esther [Penwell?] of Illinois, March 25, 1901, giving some family news and genealogy information.
Finding Aid URL: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71423
Keywords: florence penwell, gallatin county (montana), methodist church, ministers, church, genealogy
Subjects: Montana and Histories of the American West
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