Two soldiers' widows, 33 and 41 (1893)

Want to Get Married1893

Ella Castle and Lucy Norton, of Aurora, Ill., both soldiers' widows, wish to correspond with comrades of good standing and some means with a view to matrimony. They are hardworking women of good character. Their ages are 33 and 41 respectively. References must be exchanged.

National Tribune, November 9, 1893, p. 3. View the original page at the Library of Congress

In plain English

Ella Castle and Lucy Norton of Aurora, Illinois, both widows of soldiers, would like to write to veterans of good standing and some means, with marriage in mind. They describe themselves as hardworking women of good character, aged 33 and 41. References must be exchanged.

Who wrote it, and to whom

Newspaper	National Tribune, Washington, District of Columbia
Date	November 9, 1893, page 3
Written by	Ella Castle and Lucy Norton, of Aurora, Illinois
Addressed to	Veterans of good standing and some means
Where	Aurora, Illinois

Context

The National Tribune was a Washington weekly for Union veterans, and in its column for readers who wanted to marry, “comrades” meant fellow veterans. Two women placed this notice together. Just above it, William P. Bane, seven feet tall, was looking for a young lady at least six feet six. For where people in DC, Baltimore, and Delaware post personal ads now, see our guide to personal ads in DC, Baltimore, and Delaware.

In the Personals Dictionary

With a view to matrimony Of means References exchanged

Tagged

correspondence matrimony widows and widowers written by women

How to cite this ad

“Two soldiers' widows, 33 and 41.” Personal advertisement, National Tribune (Washington, District of Columbia), November 9, 1893, p. 3. Transcribed in The Personals Archive, AseeksB, https://www.aseeksb.com/archive/1893-national-tribune-two-soldiers-widows-aurora.html.

Public domain in the United States: published before 1931.

Transcribed from the page image and checked against the original; spelling and punctuation are as printed, and words broken across lines are rejoined. Capital letters are also as printed: papers set the first words of each ad in capitals.

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