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[Identification of item], in the Walter Family Papers #4841-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Purchased from J. Douglas Mattox of Raleigh, N.C. on 24 October 1996 (Acc. 96144).

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• Business education--Missouri--History--19th century.
• Corning (Mo.)--Social life and customs.
• Family--Missouri--Social life and customs.
• Walter family.
• Walter, F. W.
• Walter, Len.
• Walter, Mary.

F. W. Walter, owner of the Corning Rail Road, and his wife Mary lived in Corning, Mo., with their children Len, Alice, and Andrew.

Letters, 1882-1883, of F. W. and Mary Walter and their son Len of Corning, Mo. The letters are primarily between Len and his parents and siblings when he was at Bellevue Hospital in New York City for an operation on his leg in November 1882. These letters concern Len's health, family affairs, and expenses. There is also a bill of service for dry goods for F. W. Walter and a letter from Len to his parents in November 1883 recounting his life at Bryants Business College in St. Joseph, Mo.