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1861/08/27
Neafie, Theodore F., fl. 1861-1877
to: sister.
Discusses the regiment's parade march through Washington, including the reviews by Generals. Speaks of the fear held by all of an attack on Washington.
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[n.d.]
Meigs, John R., fl. 1850-1864
Vignette bust portrait of Meigs in uniform.
With note under the image recounting the circumstances of his death.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Oval engraved bust portrait surrounded by oak leaves and acorns.
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Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917
John R. Meigs. Bust carte de visite portrait from engraving.
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1849/10/21
Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860
to: his father.
Detailed experiences of working on a ship, his life as a 'forty-niner,' panning for gold in California.
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1850/01/28
to: his sister.
His life experiences as a miner, and a businessman, and his hardships due to flooding. He expresses his hopes to receive family news.
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1850/03/27
to: Carrie (p 1-2) and Brother (p3).
His experiences and lifestyle in California, and how he cannot wait to go back to mining, once the winter is over. He lists inflation as a key issue, with costs riding so high that earning $32 per day is not enough to live comfortably.
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1850/04/11
to: father
Explicit details of his life are passed along to his father. He discusses the dreariness of the rainy season (a time in which one cannot go mining) and the sale of a boat owned by Alfred.
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1850/05/21
Relays his fears that, due to lack of received letters, his father has forgotten him. Alfred describes his life and requests that no letters be written to him.
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1850/06/17
to: brother James.
Describes his life to James, relaying his fears of attacks by Indians. Requests news of life back east.
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