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Svennung Olsen Houkom correspondence, circa 1890
- Title
- Svennung Olsen Houkom correspondence, circa 1890
- Identifier
- P0175
- Date
- circa 1890
- Description
- Letters by relatives and friends in the United States to Houkom and others, written from Coon Prairie and Taylor, Wisconsin; Hampton, Iowa; and Stevens County and Winona, Minnesota. The writers describe their farm buildings and produce; quote prices of crops, livestock, and land; and encourage migration to America. "Documents: Pioneer Kjaerkebon Writes from Coon Prairie," edited and Translated by John A. Houkom. "Wisconsin Magazine Of History," June 1944.
Content:
Svenning Olsen Houkom: America Letters. Letters from Gunlek Gundersen Dalen; Ole Halvorson Klevstul; Svennung Ouverson Kjaerkebøn, Gregor Kittilsen, Egelev O. Midsund, Dorthe Bergseth. - 1 folder
- Location: 1/B/1
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Taylor (Wis.)
- Hampton (Iowa)
- Winona (Minn.)
- Farm life
- Dalen, Gundersen
- Klevstul, Ole Halvorson
- Kjaerkebøn, Svennung Ouverson
- Kittilsen, Gregor
- Midsund, Egelev O.
- Bergseth, Dorthe
- Rights
- Rights undetermined.
- Type
- Correspondence
Collection
Citation
“Svennung Olsen Houkom correspondence, circa 1890,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/9924.