This is a letter written by Thurlow Weed Lieurance, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, to Edith Wharton. In the letter Thurlow Lieurance describes in detail, a hoop or ring dance (courtship ritual) performed by Anthony Lujan, a member of the Pueblo Indian tribe. The wooden rings or hoops are called I-a-h-L-a-h and made of willow wood tied together in a circle with leather. Lieurance tells the meaning of the dance and the connection to the Pueblo's beliefs. Also in the envelope, is a quit claim deed dated November 7, 1893, between J. W. Boatwright and I. W. Shields, McDuffin County, Georgia. It is not clear how either party is connected to Thurlow Lieurance.
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