Henry P. McCahill to Grace D. Nichols, March 7, 1865
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
Written from the Camp of the 182nd New York Regiment, near Petersburg, Virginia. Opens "My Dear Cousin." Written in an affected dialect until the tenth page, when McCahill returns to his normal spellings and notes that he hopes he has gratified her by writing a long letter. He sends Frank's regards to Georgia and again requests her picture. Envelope addressed to "Miss Grace D. G[?], Box 222, Rockland, Maine," the remainder of the address being torn away. Postmarked at Washington, D.C., March 9, 1865.
Dates
- Creation: March 7, 1865
Creator
- From the Collection: Nichols, Grace D., 1848-1925 (Person)
- From the Collection: McCahill, Henry P. "Harry", 1847-1910 (Person)
- From the Collection: Farnham, Georgianna F. "Georgia", 1846-1866 (Person)
- From the Collection: Gage, John Porcius, 1846-1932 (Person)
- From the Collection: Pickard, Adoniram Judson "A. J.", 1838-1882 (Person)
- From the Collection: Rankin, Robert, Jr. (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Linear Feet (Two archives boxes and one oversize box.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections Repository