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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Two letters sent by Milton indicate his employment with the railroad. The February 28, 1909 letter is written on Washington and Southwestern Limited Southern Railway stationary. The August 2, 1909 letter is written on New York-New Orleans Limited stationary.

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the April 21, 1910 letter, Milton mentions that he is now a full fledged Knights Templar.

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The November 4, 1910 letter mentions little Ralph's illness and by December, another letter describes that they were now free from a quarantine ban.

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the June 3, 1911 letter, Milton describes he marched with the Knights Templar to the White House to be received by President Taft.

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude sends her condolences on the death of Milton's brother in the August 27, 1911 letter.

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude discusses the recovery of her sister from an illness and of being weighed for the first time in a long while. In the November 22, 1911 letter, Milton apologizes for his recent unbecoming behavior and asks her to remind him to be prudent and temperate in his affections for her.

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton is always openly affectionate in his letters; however, in the February 10, 1912 letter, he writes a particularly passionate letter declaring his love for Maude and desire to marry her. He encloses a pressed flower, as well.

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the March 20, 1912 letter, Milton expresses his appreciation for a hankerchief that Maude made for him, as well as his opinion that a suffragette wouldn't have had the time to make a hankerchief since she would be "busy trying to be a man".

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the July 4, 1912 letter, Milton asks Maude what she thinks of the Democratic presidential nominee and that he is "tickled at the selection of Mr. Wilson".

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the November 4, 1912 letter, Milton writes that he is "going to put one in for Wilson bright and early and he is going to be elected, too". He encloses two autumn leaves.

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of the books she recently read, "Their Yesterdays" and "The Shepherd of the Hills". Milton replies that he will share his new book, "Cease Firing" by the "awfully suffragette" Miss Mary Johnson, with Maude and her sister, Lucile.

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes that he "is 40 today but I don't feel any different than when I was twenty" in the March 13, 1913 letter.

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude chides Milton that maybe he found some new love to marry, but also tells him that she is too busy to see him.

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude shares neighborhood news of planting potatoes, how little Ollie Clark knocked his elbow out of place from a fall, of a friend's visit, and of breaking a colt. She asks about taking a trip with Milton and others to Colonial or Chesapeake Beach.

Scope and Contents Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the October 5, 1913 letter, Milton writes that he was "initiated in mystic shrine last night, some more masonry" and discusses his engagement in other Knights Templar activities. In the October 14, 1913 letter, Maude shared news of her home, of canning apples and preparing preserves and that "little Frances is three years old today". On October 24, 1913, Milton describes how Vice President Marshall and his wife rode Milton's...

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton tells her will be catch the train with Fred and Ellie and will be seeing her for Christmas dinner.

Scope and Contents Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In a lover's quarrel, Maude writes in response to hearing that Milton expressed interest in Louise with his "splendid compliments", so Rob gave her a beautiful bracelet. On February 1, 1914, Maude tells of the fire at Minnie and Mr. Clarks's last week, in which every building was burned. On February 6, 1914 Milton asks Maude to attend a banquet as his guest. Milton also writes, February 16, 1914, that his brother Walter has...

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Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.