Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, April 24, 1865
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| Title | Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, April 24, 1865 |
| Creator | McNitt, Sophronia |
| Date | 1865-04-24 |
| Decade | 1860s |
| Description | A letter to Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry, from Sophronia McNitt. McNitt wrote about the end of the war and reflections on Abraham Lincoln's assassination, as well as local news, including her mother Sarah's wedding to Charles Salyer. |
| Extent | 1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope |
| Dimensions | 20.2 cm |
| Language | eng |
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| Genre Subject | correspondence |
| Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder | MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 5: Eli Cress |
| Collection Title | McNitt Family Papers |
| Rights Statement | No Copyright - United States |
| Rights Description | This item is in the public domain. |
| Acquisition information | Donated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999 |
| Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Illinois History and Lincoln Collections |
| Identifier | 0117_0005_12 |
| Collection | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content) |
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