Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Epperly, Mary M., fl. 1859-1865 to Christian M. Epperly

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02715.052 Author/Creator: Epperly, Mary M., fl. 1859-1865 Place Written: Floyd City, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 1863 circa Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

Writes that she received several letters from him all in the same day. She was greatly relieved to finally hear from him. Informs him all the ladies at home are putting in crops and that Goods are costly. Notes that Joseph is helping her with the farm.

Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources