Box 1

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of a series of letters sent primarily to Edward Winterer from his two brothers, William and Herman. There are 21 letters with 97 pages of correspondence. Most of the letters document William’s illness and the majority of the early letters (September 1884-March 1886) are written by him. William died in the summer of 1886 while residing in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. The remainder of the letters are primarily from Herman to Edward with four notable exceptions: two...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of a series of letters sent primarily to Edward Winterer from his two brothers, William and Herman. There are 21 letters with 97 pages of correspondence. Most of the letters document William’s illness and the majority of the early letters (September 1884-March 1886) are written by him. William died in the summer of 1886 while residing in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. The remainder of the letters are primarily from Herman to Edward with four notable exceptions: two...

Abstract

Collection of letters, 1884-1890, to and from Herman, Edward, and William Winterer. Herman Winterer was an attorney in Valley City, who was joined in his practice by his brother, Edward. William Winterer suffered from consumption and traveled through out the West in search of a "more favorable climate".