All letters in the Harvey Collection, arranged in chronological order. To browse letters by key authors, navigate to an author sub-collection from the previous page.
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Teaching certificate for Thomas S. Armstrong
Licking County Board of Examiners
May 29, 1858; Newark, OHThomas's teaching certificate from Licking County, Ohio.
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Letter from Thomas S. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong
Thomas S. Armstrong
January 22, 1859; Delaware, OHThomas describes his trip from Newark to Delaware and his schedule of coursework at Ohio Wesleyan.
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Letter from Thomas S. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong
Thomas S. Armstrong
February 01, 1859; Delaware, OHThomas is studying hard and implores his brother to live piously.
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Letter from Thomas S. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong
Thomas S. Armstrong
October 09, 1859; Delaware, OHThomas describes his return to school, including a layover in downtown Columbus.
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Letter from Thomas S. Armstrong to William Armstrong and Jane Armstrong
Thomas S. Armstrong
October 23, 1859; Delaware, OHThomas describes to his parents his room, routine, and the limits of his budget. He mentions the Prescott Cabinets in the University's Museum of Natural History.
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Letter from Thomas S. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong
Thomas S. Armstrong
October 30, 1859; Delaware, OHThomas talks about his landlady, paying for board, his studies, the county fair, and wonders why Wilbur left so early for school.
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Letter from Thomas S. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong
Thomas S. Armstrong
November 20, 1859; Delaware, OHThomas needs money to pay board and buy firewood.
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Letter from Thomas S. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong
Thomas S. Armstrong
November 26, 1859; Delaware, OHThomas, happy to receive financial support, asks about crops and livestock. He enjoys Delaware but expresses his affection for home.
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Letter from Wilbur F. Armstrong to Thomas S. Armstrong
Wilbur F. Armstrong
December 06, 1859; Taylorsville, OHWilbur describes his romantic prospects in Taylorsville. He is upset by rumors circulating about his recreational interests and urges Thomas to help him find a new teaching position in Delaware County.
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Letter from Wilbur F. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong
Wilbur F. Armstrong
December 06, 1859; Taylorsville, OHWilbur pays $2 a week to board in Taylorsville. He takes care of himself, but "[does] not associate with the people here. They are too far below me and I can't stoop."
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Letter from Wilbur F. Armstrong to Thomas S. Armstrong
Wilbur F. Armstrong
January 15, 1860; Taylorsville, OHWilbur describes how he handled students who locked him out of his classroom over the course of the week. He is reading Byron.
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Letter from Wilbur F. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong
Wilbur F. Armstrong
February 03, 1860; Philo, OHWilbur asks Jacob to have their father find him a new position elsewhere. His relationship with his landlady has soured since he started playing "dancing tunes" on his flute.
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Letter from Thomas S. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong
Thomas S. Armstrong
February 05, 1860; Delaware, OHThomas relays Wilbur's story of being locked out of his classroom and updates Jacob on his coursework. He describes the effectiveness of an ongoing revival at his church.
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Letter from Wilbur F. Armstrong to Thomas S. Armstrong
Wilbur F. Armstrong
February 08, 1860; Taylorsville, OHWilbur considers the challenges humans face in pursuit of lofty goals. He resolves that his concerns are "probably ill-founded."
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Letter from Thomas S. Armstrong to William Armstrong and Jane Armstrong
Thomas S. Armstrong
February 12, 1860; Delaware, OHThomas acknowledges care and training his parents gave him as a child. He reports on his coursework and attending a revival.
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Letter from Thomas S. Armstrong to Francis P. Porter
Thomas S. Armstrong
February 14, 1860; Delaware, OHA handmade Valentine with poetry from Thomas to Francis.
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Letter from Wilbur F. Armstrong to Thomas S. Armstrong
Wilbur F. Armstrong
February 16, 1860; Philo, OHWilbur tells Thomas he is still teaching and will return if he cannot get another teaching position elsewhere. He intends to attend school in the spring and summer at Lebanon and then go to Illinois with Thomas next winter.
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Letter from Alfred Holbrook to Wilbur F. Armstrong
Alfred Holbrook
February 20, 1860; Lebanon, OHCatalog and information about boarding from Lebanon.
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Letter from Thomas S. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong
Thomas S. Armstrong
February 21, 1860; Delaware, OHThomas writes of Wilbur's plans to attend the Normal School in Lebanon.
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Letter from Wilbur F. Armstrong to Thomas S. Armstrong
Wilbur F. Armstrong
February 25, 1860; Philo, OHWilbur shares information about the classes and costs for room and board for a term at the Normal School in Lebanon. He indicates this is the last letter he will write from Taylorsville.
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Letter from Thomas S. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong
Thomas S. Armstrong
March 14, 1860; Delaware, OHThomas recounts a lecture he attended on phrenology. He mulls whether to take a trip home and urgently requests money for his expenses.
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Letter from Wilbur F. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong
Wilbur F. Armstrong
April 01, 1860; Lebanon, OHWilbur describes his coursework as a student at the Normal School and the conditions of his new living arrangement.
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Letter from Wilbur F. Armstrong to Thomas S. Armstrong
Wilbur F. Armstrong
April 23, 1860; Lebanon, OHWilbur wants to go to Delaware if Thomas will send him $15. He writes that he is dissatisfied with his situation in Lebanon.
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Letter from Wilbur F. Armstrong to Thomas S. Armstrong
Wilbur F. Armstrong
April 23, 1860; Lebanon, OHWilbur describes Lebanon and his intention to live on his own there next term. He reviews a troubling conflict with an "unprincipled vagabond" Bill Plants from his time in Taylorsville.
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Letter from Wilbur F. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong
Wilbur F. Armstrong
April 30, 1860; Lebanon, OHWilbur received $15 from Thomas but tells Jacob he intends to stay in Lebanon for now as his opinion of the school has changed. Wilbur gives an account of the harassment and arrest of a mixed race student at the Normal School. Four students went to Shakertown and observed "the oddities of the deluded sect called Shakers."