Letters

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This collection primarily contains materials related to the May, 1864, expedition from Vicksburg to Yazoo City, Mississippi, as well as letters of endorsement for McArthur's promotion to brigadier general.

Content Description

This collection contains a letter written by Alexander B. Meek (1814-1865) during the American Civil War explaining the war in Mobile, Alabama, with mentions of Dauphin Island, his journey home, and potentially staying put where he was.

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This collection contains four letters and three envelopes. The majority of the letters are addressed to E. B. Jennings, who is the New London, Connecticut based client and friend. One letter is to Mrs. C. M. Jennings from A. [Agnes] Paine, Sidney's wife.

Scope and Contents The core of this collection is a set of forty-six letters written by various members of the Pearson and Johnson families to each other during the Civil War years and the years immediately before and after the war. Included are love letters between Jefferson Lafayette Pearson and Mary Abigail Johnson, letters from the soldiers in the family to their brothers and sisters and in-laws, and letters between the women in the two families on the home front during the war. Topics covered include...

Content Description This collection contains one scrapbook. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings of the various football games he played in, one letter from December 17, 1904, and other newspaper clippings that show photos of Reynolds and the team. This collection also contains a modern photocopy of a letter dated September 15, 1907 from Reynolds to his little brother, and a copy of the Auburn University Alumni Magazine from ...

Scope and Contents This collection contains historical and genealogical material collected by the descendants of Charles Coleman Thach.Included are wills from the Thach lineage, personal family letters and letters regarding genealogy, death notices and obituaries, newspaper clippings, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) membership applications, a calling card printing plate, lineage charts, census records,...

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This collection consists of one letter written in 1857 by John Wych to Daniel Cole regarding the death of a slave and how it was a major monetary loss for him.