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Anna Eriksen letters, 1892-1895
- Title
- Anna Eriksen letters, 1892-1895
- Identifier
- P1475
- Date
- 1892-1895
- Creator
- Eriksen, Anna
- Description
- Copies of 8 letters written from Faribault, Minnesota, to the Nels Jensen family of Hudson, Wisconsin, by an acquaintance and fellow immigrant from Mo i Rana. Anna worked for an Episcopal "prestefamilie," earning two dollars a week, and later for a school. Her letters tell of declining health, possibly tuberculosis. A letter from a Bertha Hauge informs the Jensens of Anna's death. Eriksen comments on church life and interdenominational strife and on her own preference for the "Haugianers." America differs greatly from Norway, she writes, and is difficult until one gets used to things. Nonetheless, she did not want to live in Norway again.
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Correspondence
Citation
Eriksen, Anna, “Anna Eriksen letters, 1892-1895,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10776.