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25 February 1862
Higgins, Patrick, fl. 1859-1862
to Fannie Schoonmaker
Illegible. Ink has faded substantially, making it nearly impossible to read.
GLC02164.06
1815-1860
The letter has the same stamp as letter #8, so it could also have been written while Higgins was fighting in the Peninsular Campaign. Hopes the time will soon come when they will be reunited. Says he takes a great deal of comfort in writing, and...
GLC02164.09
11 April 1858
to John Moore
She has lived through another winter in Boston rather than be separated from her husband. On 23 January she presented Mac with another son and heir. Dr. Townshend attended until the arrival of Dr. Holdren. Clark has been ordered to Fort...
GLC04194.03
16 January 1860
Moore, John, 1826-1907
to Mary Kelly
Reports that General Albert S. Johnston sent him to make a professional visit on Bill Hickman, a Mormon who had been shot. Describes meeting Brigham Young's first wife. Disparages Young's wife and the other Mormon ladies he met. Comments on...
GLC04194.27
20 March 1861
Mentions that Camp Floyd, named for John B. Floyd, has been changed to Camp Crittenden so that they will "not perpetuate the name of that arch traitor." Hopes that President Abraham Lincoln does not waver on the issue of re-supplying Fort Sumter...
GLC04194.39
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