1844 Letter Describing “beautiful wonderful” Kalamazoo, Michigan, the “magical village of the west”.
Kalamazoo, Michigan: August 1844. Single three-page letter measuring 7 ½ x 9 ¾ inches. Folded with very small tears at folds; larger tear at seal intersecting with text. An 1844 letter from a woman who had recently moved to Kalamazoo to a friend in Urbana, Ohio. The writer describes Kalamazoo.....

