13 October 1862

Watson, Martha, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

He writes that he is going to a masquerade party soon and last Monday he went to a surprise party.

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20 October 1862

Maxwell, A.S., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

He requests his knapsack.

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20 October 1862

Maxwell, A.S., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

He writes that that he is very well and describes various tomfoolery such as dressing up in women's clothes and running out in the street where he talked to another girl and told her to call him Alice,

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2 November 1862

Watson, Sam, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

Watson writes that the state election is coming off tomorrow and he expects it to be a close one. He tells Richard to read the 90th psalm.

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2 November 1862

Watson, Martha, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

Martha congratulates him on his promotion to 3rd Lieutenant. He also writes that another young lady said she was proud of him but he can't remember her name.

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10 November 1862

Armstrong, Jas, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

He is glad Richard is in command because there are so many drunken officers milling about. "Little Mac" was removed and he is glad because he thinks Mac is a bully. Also, he does not think the war will end under the present administration.

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11 November 1862

Maxwell, Alexander S., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

They had a ball recently and he met a young lady there called Miss Chambers. There was also a party at Miss Hilton's.

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15 November 1862

Watson, Martha, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

She has sent him a picture of herself.

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2 December 1862

Maxwell, Alexander S., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

Maxwell mainly talks about the young ladies that are now in his acquaintance.

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7 December 1862

Watson, Martha, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

She does not like the fact that he called her "handsome" in his last letter.

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18 December 1862

Watson, Martha, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

She writes that she is learning to skate. She tells Richard also of an incident in which she and other visited a soldiers' camp. One of the soldiers was drunk and insulted her.

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20 December 1862

Maxwell, Alexander S., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

Maxwell informs him that the ladies of Frederick think of him as a nice, handsome young fellow and they all wish he was back to spend Christmas and New Year's with them.

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26 December 1862

Watson, Martha, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

She is glad he was not injured by the recent bombardment. She describes her Christmas which they spent with Richard's parents.

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27 December 1862

Cafferty, R.P., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

He describes his Christmas and mentions that he got a letter from James Armstrong.

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27 December 1862

Watson, Martha, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

She hopes he comes out of every battle safe. Currently, she belongs to a linting party that meets three times a week to scrape lint for the wounded soldiers.

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29 December 1862

Austin, J.J., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

He mentions a letter from Charlie that describes a battle in Fredericksburg. He insists that Richard would like country life if he had not only experienced the hardships.

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1863

Watson, Martha, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

She describes her New Year's Day which involved a mouse.

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1863

Watson, Martha, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

She says says she thinks the North will lose every battle. The other night she wore a Secessionist flag pinned to her chest and a man took it off and threw it in the fire. It was meant to be a joke, of course.

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2 January 1863

Maxwell, Alexander S., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

He describes what he did last Christmas Eve.

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January 11, 1878

Peterson, Alex, fl. 1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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January 22, 1878

Burnwell, A., fl. 1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes he is in great distress because he has heard nothing favorable toward his application for employment. asks Bruce to use his influence.

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January 31, 1878

Pierce, J.H., 1826-1908

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

asks what Scruggs' chances are in getting the clerkship position.

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21 October 1879

Tarbell, J., fl. 1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

"writing on behalf of the colored women of this city..." asks if he can find work for a sewing girl, among others.

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22 October 1879

Tarbell, J., fl. 1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes that she received a letter from J.R Smith who mentioned alternatives in case he can't be appointed.

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15 October 1879

Tarbell, J., fl. 1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes that Miss Burnett is probably suffering at home from lack of supplies.

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