Thursday, October 21, 2004

Civil War: Hugh McLaurin, 1861

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HUGH MCLAURIN LETTER Dated December 19, 1861, Headquarters Camp Lovell. Mc Laurin enlisted on May 16, 1862 at New Hanover County as a ...
Thursday, October 07, 2004

Wallce & Florence "The Circle", 1885

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"Did you go to Grant’s funeral? They had quite a time here. They fired the cannon over to the fort all afternoon, and all the bells in ...
Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Annie Curley, 1864, Connecticut

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Below I have quoted a few excerpts of each letter. The first quoted letter, dated May 20, is beautifully written by an intelligent, educa...
Thursday, September 30, 2004

J. H. Emory 1877

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A letter written by a young man named J. H. Emory who traveled to Britain to apply for a position of Tutor with one of Britain’s Royals, Pri...
Monday, September 27, 2004

W. L. Huffman, Indiana to James Dixon, Indiana, 1837

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This stampless letter has a circular date stamp for PERU, Ind., a handwritten 5 cent rate, and is addressed to James P. Dixon, Esq., Attica,...

1864 LETTER WRITTEN BY MAJOR ALEXANDER HAMILTON

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1864 LETTER WRITTEN BY MAJOR ALEXANDER HAMILTON ~GREAT GRANDSON OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON~ TO FAMOUS POET FITZ-GREENE HALLECK Alexander Ham...
Monday, September 20, 2004

Civil War Letter from John Howell re Gettysburg

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A CIVIL WAR LETTER BY SOLDIER JOHN HOWELL In addition to his description of the Battle of the Gettysburg and the pivotal battle for the ...
Saturday, September 18, 2004

Civil War 9 Letters: ARTHUR B. WYMAN COMPANY "K", 59TH MASSACHUSETTES INFANTRY

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CIVIL WAR ARTHUR B. WYMAN~COMPANY "K", 59TH MASSACHUSETTES INFANTRY "It is not half so bad being in a battle as one wo...
Friday, September 10, 2004

Civil War: George R. Adderton, 1865, Virginia

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GEORGE R. ADDERTON LETTER Dated March 2, 1865 at Camp Near Stoney Creek, Virginia. Adderton was from Guilford County, North Carolina. ...
Sunday, September 05, 2004

Mary Kempson to Mrs. Seth Alden, Massachusetts, 1848

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This stampless letter has a circular date stamp for PHILLIPS, MAINE, a matching boxed 5 cent rate, and is addressed to Mrs. Seth Alden, Fair...
Saturday, September 04, 2004

Civil War: Francis Aubin of NEW YORK ZOUAVES~GARRARD’S TIGERS

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THIRTY-EIGHT (38) letters authored by a Zouave—a 44-year old, French Canadian by the name of Francis Aubin. The letters were written to ...
Friday, August 27, 2004

Henry Howes, Indiana to Joseph Howes, Vermont, 1847

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This stampless letter has a circular date stamp for PERU Ind., a match PAID, a handwritten 10 cent rate, and is addressed to Joseph Howes, M...

Diary of Tully Crosby Brewster on board Ship Charlotte of Boston, 1848-1850 Massachusetts

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This leather covered diary is hardbound and is a bit over 100 pages, or a total of 200 pages front and back The diary is identified clearly...
Tuesday, August 17, 2004

WW1 - William Holloway Clark 1919

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WWI 14-PAGE LETTER FROM SOLDIER IN FRANCE TO SWEEHEART IN KENTUCKY 14-page letter written by Private William Holloway Clark, on "Am...
Friday, August 13, 2004

Civil War: Confederate. Liddy Berry, Charlestown, 1861

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THE BATTLE OF THE FIRST MANASSAS—THE FIRST BULL RUN "[Monte] was taken before General Pope and he sat with his hat on all the time a...
Friday, July 30, 2004

Civil War: Charlotte Couch, Illinois 1865

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Civil War letter written by Charlotte Couch of Fairview, Illinois, and dated April 19, 1865. It is addressed to a Civil War soldier, identif...
Saturday, July 17, 2004

Civil War: Steamer John Raine, 1869

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Name: JAN BETTENCOURT E- mail: JANNPAUL@WMCONNECT.COM CAIRO US STEAMER JOHN RAINE MARCH 26, 1869 Cousen lydia ann b. I take my ...

Civil War: Ashley Fraizer, Fort Pickering 1862

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Name: JAN BETTENCOURT E- mail: JANNPAUL@WMCONNECT.COM FORT PICKERING DECEMBER 10TH 1862 cousen lidia a. Burgess i got your letter...

Civil War Letter: Ashley J. Fraizer, Louisiana 1864

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Name: JAN BETTENCOURT E- mail: JANNPAUL@WMCONNECT.COM U.s. ste john raine water prof la. Sunday jan. 3rd 1864 dear cousen i am so ...