Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, [December 24, 1864?]
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| Title | Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, [December 24, 1864?] |
| Creator | McNitt, Sophronia |
| Date | 1864-12-24? |
| Decade | 1860s |
| Description | A letter to Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry, from Sophronia McNitt. Sophronia wrote about the 117th's recent battle in Nashville, the Christmas holiday, and other news of friends from Montgomery County, Illinois. |
| Extent | 1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope |
| Dimensions | 20.4 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 | 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_0005_18 |
| Collection | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content) |
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