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Letter written from Elmira, NY by Sarah Guthrieto her cousininBainbridge, NY, June 20, 1892.
Sarah Guthrie (b. 16 Aug 1839,Bainbridge, NY; d. 11 April 1903, Elmira Heights, NY).
Whereas this letter wasamong a group of Kirby family letters, the following reference is likely:
AnnaLo(u)is(e) Kirby (b. 8 Feb 1826, Bainbridge, NY; d. 1911, Chenango County, NY).
The abnormally high temperaturewhich obtained at the close of May was continued during the first and second ofJune by the southerly movement of an area of high pressure on the Atlanticcoast.
Sarah Ann Rynders Guthrie (b. 24 March 1815,Camillus, NY; d. 8 Feb 1900*, Elmire Heights, NY), wife of William Guthrie (b. 12** Aug 1800, Bainbridge, NY; d. 16 April*** 1880). They had no children but raised the childrenof his brother Gershom Hyde Guthrie, the letter writer\'s father.*This year is suspicioussince this letter was written in 1892.**Some records give 8 as the day ofbirth.***Some records give July as month ofdeath.
Anthony D. Thompson (b. 4 June 1822; d. 7July 1893, probably in Tioga County, NY), the writer\'s brother-in-law.
Susan C. Guthrie Thompson (b. 30 Sept 1851; d. 13 June 1928, probably inTioga County, NY), the writer\'s sister.
Emma Eliza Guthrie Converse (b. 28 Aug 1842, Chemung, NY; d. 8 Feb 1917,Tarpon Springs, FL), the writer\'s sister.
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