Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, February 16, 1864
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| Title | Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, February 16, 1864 |
| Creator | Moynihan, Patrick |
| Date | 1864-02-16 |
| Decade | 1860s |
| Description | A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Patrick Moynihan, a private in the 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Moynihan wrote about the weather in Pulaski, the deployment of the 117th, James Arthur's marriage, how Southern women want to find Yankee men, the high prices of everything at camp, and some veterans going home. He also mentioned a New Years gift in the margins. |
| Extent | 1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope |
| Dimensions | 20 cm |
| Language | eng |
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| Genre Subject | Correspondence |
| Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder | MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 10: Patrick Moynihan |
| 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 | |
| Identifier | 0117_0010_10 |
| Collection | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content) |
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