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Christian Levorsen Hytta letter, 1863
- Title
- Christian Levorsen Hytta letter, 1863
- Identifier
- P0182
- Date
- 1863
- Creator
- Hytta, Christian L.
- Description
- Letter (April 18, 1863) from a Thunhovd, (Buskerud) Norway, resident to his "farbroder" Knudt Synstegaard, Orfordville, Wisconsin, concerning weather, health, farming, and an inquiry about the Civil War.
Contents:
"Missouri Flommen I 1881". Note: Hustvedt was born Liberty Prairie, Wis., attended Luther College and Concordia Seminary (1867-76). Served churches at Gayville, S.D. 1876-81; Northwood, Iowa 1881-83, and as school administrator, editor and treasurer of the Norwegian Synod, 1911-17.; "Missouri-flommen in 1881." "Delivered before the Symra Society." "Af vore indvandreres liv: Oplevelser og jagttageler i Syd Dakota i syttiaarene" in Decorah Posten, January 30- February 6,1923. "...gamle minder fra Koshkonong," April 4-25, 1924. "Den gamle pioner stue X" in Decorah Posten, April 16, 1926.
Location:1/B/1 - Extent
- 1 folder
- Language
- Norwegian
- Rights
- Rights undetermined.
- Type
- Correspondence
Collection
Citation
Hytta, Christian L., “Christian Levorsen Hytta letter, 1863,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/9929.