Thrasher, Arthur P. Correspondence, 1895-1898. 51 items. Location: U:15. Massachusetts resident, married to Ella V. Burdick of East Hampton, Massachusetts. His brother, Charles Frank Thrasher, and Frank's wife Alice lived on a houseboat on the Mississippi River. Letters from Frank and Alice Thrasher document Frank's work as a tinsmith and life on the houseboat Eureka, including people and places seen during their journey up the Mississippi River from New Orleans. Available on microfilm 5750: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 31. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2247.