Letter from W. A. Cottingham to Sophronia McNitt, January 31, 1862
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Title | Letter from W. A. Cottingham to Sophronia McNitt, January 31, 1862 |
Creator | Cottingham, W. A. |
Date | 1862-01-31 |
Decade | 1860s |
Description | A letter to Sophronia McNitt from W. A. Cottingham, a Union soldier in the 9th Illinois Infantry. Cottingham responded to Sophronia's rejection of his romantic advances and promised not to write again. |
Extent | 1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope |
Dimensions | 20 cm |
Language | eng |
Geographic Subject | |
Genre Subject | Correspondence |
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder | MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 4: W. A. Cottingham |
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_0004_06 |
Collection | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content) |
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