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Preferred Citation

A. Eliza Crane Letter, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased with the assistance of the Forsyth Special Collections Fund.

Biographical / Historical

A. Eliza Crane was a missionary in Orromiah, present day Orumiyeh, Iran in the mid-nineteenth century. In the letter to her mother, she talks about her sibilngs and her husband. She mentions the snow in Iran and the difficulty it has caused for her family.

Content Description

Contains one letter from A. Eliza Crane, a missionary in Iran during the nineteenth century. The letter is addressed to her mother, Julia R.W. Crane in Clinton, Oneida County, New York. Within the letter is a description of Eliza Crane's life in Oroomiah, present day Orumiyeh, Iran. She speaks of her family and the consequences of the snowy weather in Iran.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Letter writing
• Middle East
• Missionaries