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Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, September 20, 1865

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Title
Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, September 20, 1865
Creator
McNitt, Sophronia  
Date
1865-09-20  
Decade
1860s
Description
A letter to Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry, from Sophronia McNitt. McNitt wrote on the end of the war and her trip to Pennsylvania to visit family.
Extent
1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope
Dimensions
20.3 cm
Language
eng
Geographic Subject
  • Reedsville (Pa.)  
  • Mifflin County (Pa.)  
  • Pennsylvania  
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Illinois  
Genre Subject
Correspondence  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder
MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 5: Eli Cress
Collection Title
McNitt Family Papers
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Acquisition information
Donated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999
Repository
Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Type
  • Correspondence  
  • Text  
Identifier
0117_0005_13
Collection
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
TitleLetter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, September 20, 1865
CreatorMcNitt, Sophronia  
Date1865-09-20  
Decade1860s
DescriptionA letter to Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry, from Sophronia McNitt. McNitt wrote on the end of the war and her trip to Pennsylvania to visit family.
Extent1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope
Dimensions20.3 cm
Languageeng
Geographic Subject
  • Reedsville (Pa.)  
  • Mifflin County (Pa.)  
  • Pennsylvania  
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Illinois  
Genre SubjectCorrespondence  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folderMS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 5: Eli Cress
Collection TitleMcNitt Family Papers
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Acquisition informationDonated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999
RepositoryIllinois History and Lincoln Collections
Type
  • Correspondence  
  • Text  
Identifier0117_0005_13
CollectionMcNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)

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