Henry P. McCahill to Grace D. Nichols, March 16, 1865
Scope and Contents
Written from the Camp of the 182nd New York Regiment, near Petersburg, Virginia. McCahill encloses an enigmatic puzzle and urges Grace to try and solve it and send him the answer. The puzzle, written on the verso of the sheet, begins "I am Composed of 40 Letters" and provides clues to the solution, ending "My Whole is an important Branch of Military Service."
Envelope addressed to "Miss Grace D. Gillson, Box 302, Rockland, Maine." Postmarked at Washington, D.C., March [16?], 1865. Underneath the address is writte in pencil "Miss Grace D. Nichols." On the verso of the envelope is written in pencil "Mrs. Hannah H. Blake | My Dear Mother" with the name repeated several times. In another space on the verso of the envelope is written in pencil "Grace D. Nichols | Grace Darling."
Dates
- Creation: March 16, 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