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Letter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, June 20, 1863

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Title
Letter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, June 20, 1863
Creator
Brown, John M.  
Date
1863-06-20
Decade
1860s
Description
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, John M. Brown. Brown wrote about his travels between Denver and Nebraska City. He also mentioned escorting other travelers to Colorado including Sophronia's "Big Bruther" - presumably Francis "Frank" McNitt.
Extent
1 sheet and 1 envelope
Language
eng
Geographic Subject
  • Nebraska City (Neb.)  
  • Otoe County (Neb.)  
  • Nebraska  
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Illinois  
Topical subject
Travel  
Genre Subject
correspondence  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder
MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 2: John M. Brown
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_0002_10
Collection
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
TitleLetter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, June 20, 1863
CreatorBrown, John M.  
Date1863-06-20
Decade1860s
DescriptionA letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, John M. Brown. Brown wrote about his travels between Denver and Nebraska City. He also mentioned escorting other travelers to Colorado including Sophronia's "Big Bruther" - presumably Francis "Frank" McNitt.
Extent1 sheet and 1 envelope
Languageeng
Geographic Subject
  • Nebraska City (Neb.)  
  • Otoe County (Neb.)  
  • Nebraska  
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Illinois  
Topical subjectTravel  
Genre Subjectcorrespondence  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folderMS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 2: John M. Brown
Collection TitleMcNitt Family Papers  
Rights StatementNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionThis item is in the public domain.
Acquisition informationDonated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Identifier0117_0002_10
CollectionMcNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)

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