Letter from Henry to Sallie, January 21, 1865
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| Title | Letter from Henry to Sallie, January 21, 1865 |
| Creator | Van Sellar, Henry |
| Date | 1865-01-21 |
| Decade | 1860s |
| Description | Henry reflects on a child, Lizzie, whom he met in Savannah, who has yet to fully grasp the cruelty of war. Lizzie's father, a confederate, died in the war; Henry considers his role as Lizzie's father's "enemy". He laments on childhood innocence. He gives her an apple. |
| Extent | 2 sheets (8 pages) |
| Dimensions | 20 cm |
| Language | English |
| Geographic Subject | Savannah (GA.) |
| Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder | MS 360; Folder 6: Correspondence;January-February 1865 |
| Collection Title | Henry Van Sellar and Sallie Pattison Correspondence |
| Rights | No Copyright - United States |
| Rights Description | This item is in the public domain. |
| Acquisition information | Donated by B.F. Henderson in 1967 |
| Repository | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections |
| Type | Correspondence |
| Identifier | 0360_0007_099 |
| Collection | Henry Van Sellar and Sallie Pattison Correspondence (Digitized Content) |
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