Maria E. Larrabee Letters

Collection

Identifier: SC 551

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Typed copy of letter dated June 18, 1906 which is Mrs. Larrabee's response to George J. Backen's invitation to attend Old Settlers Reunion, has brief mention of their life in Foster County, including the births of two sons, mail delivery between Jamestown, N.D. and Fort Totten. Handwritten letter, dated Nov. 11, 1960, from Ralph Miller, Fargo, to Leonard Sackett which mentions the Old Settlers Association, their picnics, and a Captain Warren.

Dates

1906, 1960.

Creator

Larrabee, Maria E. (Person)

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection are held by the Institute.

Biography

Born in 1848 in Rose, Michigan. She married William H. Larrabee, Fort Totten (N.D.), army officer and Civil War veteran who refused reassignment to Fort Abraham Lincoln (N.D.) in early 1870s. Established stage stop, later a post office named Larrabee, at his home, two miles southeast of Grace City, N.D. Buildings burned 1886, Larrabee and family returned to New England; post office was closed. She died July 14, 1928 in Massachusetts.