[A printed cartoon of a man named Hedgley introducing an older woman, Miss Gramercy, to the great great great grandchild (Lieutenant Lushem) of a former acquaintance (Admiral Lushem); hand-drawn embellishments include a smoking pipe being used by Miss Gra
Pearce [Atkinson] ALS to Father [George W.P. Atkinson], March 3, 1890. Salt lake City, [Ut.], page 7. From a collection of papers containing correspondence between Atkinson and his parents, written primarily in the 1890s. The majority of the letters date from his time at Lehigh University and early engineering career with the Union Pacific Railway. These letters include descriptions of his college life and later railroad work in the mountains of Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado.; "Decorating done by Hamilton [?]"; "An Introduction. Hedgley (who has stood it as long as he can) - 'You remember old Admiral Lushem, Miss Grammercy? Yes? Well, this is Lieutenant Lushem, his great, great, great grandchild. You'll get along famously together."
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