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Yellowstone letters

Letter from Emily Sibley Watson to James G. Averell, September 18, 1892

1892-09-18

Emily Sibley Watson writes J.G. from Yellowstone Park, where she & her husband are vacationing.

Letter from James G. Averell to Emily Sibley Watson, September 26, 1892

1892-09-26

In this letter, written to his mother who was travelling in Yellowstone Park, J.G. reports on equestrian events, tennis matches and bicycle racing.  J.G. became a talented amateur sportsman, participating in the Genesee Valley Hunt Club, Rochester Yacht Club, golf and crew through his college years and after.