HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG3499.AM: Amos Abbott, 1812-1889
Letters: 1874-1876
Steele City, Jefferson County, Nebraska: Clergyman, physician
Size: 1 folder
BACKGROUND NOTE
Amos Abbott, son of Jeremiah and Eunice Abbott, was born in Wilton, New Hampshire, on June 2, 1812. On May 12, 1834, Abbott married Anstice Wilson. After spending many years as missionaries in India, the Abbotts settled in Steele City, Jefferson County, Nebraska. Amos Abbott is listed there as a physician and a clergyman on the 1880 census. Sometime after 1885 the Abbotts relocated to Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, where Amos died on April 24, 1889. Anstice died a few months later, on July 20, 1889.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of three letters (typescript), 1874-1876, written by A. Abbott to his son-in-law, Adolphus Jacob. Jacob was married to Abbott’s daughter, Emily, and the Jacobs lived in India, serving as missionaries. Abbott had met Jacob in India when he, too, was a missionary. The letters discuss life in Nebraska and particularly highlight its advantages, including health benefits, climate, economics, privacy, and good moral and physical training, especially in comparison to life in England, where Jacob was considering sending his children for education.
INVENTORY
Letters (typescripts), 1874-1876, from A. Abbott to Adolphus Jacob
Subject headings:
Abbott, Amos, 1812-1889
Jacob, Adolphus
Jefferson County (Nebraska)
Pioneer life — Nebraska
Steele City (Nebraska)
AIF 02-22-2019
