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Letter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, July 5, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, John M. Brown. Brown described his life in Nebraska Territory, including crops and his friends there. He also expressed his desire to see Sophronia and asked about friends from Illinois.
Letter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, December 21, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1862 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, John M. Brown. Brown wrote about friends and the upcoming holidays, as well as his romantic pursuits.
Letter from Anna M. Collins to Sophronia McNitt, May 4, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 5 pages | 1864 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her friend, Anna M. Collins. Collins wrote about her trip from Irving, Illinois to Cincinnati, Ohio, including her impressions of the scenery and her arrival. She also shared news of her family and friends in Cincinnati.
Letter from W. A. Cottingham to Sophronia McNitt, October 25, 1861
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1861 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from W. A. Cottingham, a Union soldier in the 9th Illinois Infantry. Cottingham requested a reply from Sophronia, as she had not responded to his letter of September 24, 1861.
Letter from William F. Sanders to Sophronia McNitt, January 7, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her friend, William F. Sanders. Sanders wrote about parties he was attending and girls in Pana, Illinois, as well as his intentions to visit Montgomery County.
Letter from Unknown to Sophronia McNitt, circa 1860s
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 186 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from an unknown author. The author wrote on behalf of a young man named Frank, who requested a letter from Sophronia to cure his "rheumatism of the heart" with loving words.
Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, January 25, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter from John H. Berry, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry, to Sophronia McNitt. Berry wrote on camp life in Humboldt, Tennessee, including the weather and guard duty, and asked after life at home, requesting more letters from Sophronia.
Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, February 19, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 8 pages | 1865 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry, from Sophronia McNitt. McNitt sent news of local events and discussed the upcoming Valentine's holiday.
Letter from Anna M. Collins to Sophronia McNitt, December 13, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her friend, Anna M. Collins. Collins shared news about daily life in Taylorville and discussed the romantic lives of friends.
Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, September 21, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry. Cress wrote about visitors from home coming to see the 117th while they were stationed at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, and shared other news of mutual friends.
Letter from George M. Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, July 3, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from George M. Harkey, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Harkey wrote about conditions in their camp and a conflict with Confederates involving the capture of a Union gunboat.
Letter from Frank to Sophronia McNitt, May 3, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from "Frank", a Union soldier at Fort Pickering, Tennessee (possibly J. Frank Williamson). "Frank" wrote about the conditions at Fort Pickering, including the weather and the condition of the men, and also discussed news from Illinois and other correspondents.
Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, September 2, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1862 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter from John H. Berry, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry, to Sophronia McNitt. Berry described life as a Union recruit at Camp Terry, a regimental muster camp in Mattoon, Illinois.
Letter from Louis Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, August 4, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, Louis Harkey. Harkey updated Sophronia about his activities in Colorado and travel of friends, including Sophronia's brother Francis "Frank" McNitt.
Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, April 20, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter from John H. Berry, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry, to Sophronia McNitt. Berry wrote about camp life in Tennessee, including the weather and work, his desire to come home, and commented on the "Copperheads" in Illinois.
Letter from Thomas Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, December 24, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Thomas Moynihan. Moynihan shared news of life in Chicago, discussed his plans for the Christmas holidays, and asked for Sophronia to visit.
Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, November 11, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 8 pages | 1862 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter from John H. Berry, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry, to Sophronia McNitt. Berry wrote on life at Camp Richmond in Alton, Illinois, including weather and lack of pay, and his desire to see Sophronia again. An addition noted that his regiment would soon leave Alton.
Letter from Robert McWilliams to the Provost Marshal, March 2, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter from Robert McWilliams, a captain in the 117th Illinois Infantry, to the Provost Marshal at Fort Pickering in Memphis, Tennessee. McWilliams requested a permit for Otis M. Williamson to return to Montgomery County, Illinois, with his belongings after a visit.
Letter from Anna M. Collins to Sophronia McNitt, February 1, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her friend, Anna M. Collins. Collins shared news that her father was heading to war and about her family's move to Cincinnati, Ohio. She also shared her intentions to visit Montgomery County before leaving.
Letter from William M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, September 17, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, William M. Brown, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry. He wrote on topics such as the conditions of the 126th in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, news from family and friends, and his reflections on other events related to the war.
Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, March 1, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 8 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter from John H. Berry, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry, to Sophronia McNitt. Berry wrote about his good memories at home, desire to return, and hopes for the war's end.
Letter from George M. Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, March 31, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from George M. Harkey, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Harkey wrote about the conditions of their camp, particularly the heavy rainfall, and about Sophronia's romantic life.
Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Anna M. Collins, January 10, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 8 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Anna M. Collins from Sophronia McNitt. McNitt described the events of the days around the Christmas holiday and spoke about the romantic lives of herself and her friends.
Letter from J. M. Barber to Philander B. King, July 3, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | Margaret A. King Correspondence (Digitized Content)A letter from J. M. Barber to Philander B. King. Barber wrote of local news and the prices of goods.
Letter from D. C. Allen to Philander B. King, August 5, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | Margaret A. King Correspondence (Digitized Content)A letter from D. C. Allen to Philander B. King. Allen wrote about news from Warren, Illinois and the effect of the Civil War on the town.
Letter from Margaret A. King to Philander B. King, February 9, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1864 | Margaret A. King Correspondence (Digitized Content)A letter from Margaret A. King to her husband, Philander B. King, who had moved west to Nevada Territory while Margaret stayed in Illinois. Margaret sent news of events in Warren and updates on their children.
William McCausland to D. V. Rhea, March 3, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | Stephen A. Forbes Papers (Digitized Content)
I. K. Parks to the Commanding Officer, January 12, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | Stephen A. Forbes Papers (Digitized Content)
United Mine Workers of America letter
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1924 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A letter, dated March 22, 1924, from the Local Union No. 753, United Mine Workers of America to Charles T. Stevenson. The Local Union No. 753 endorses their support for Charles Stevenson's nomination for State Treasurer of Illinois in the primary election. 2 copies.
Governor Small letter to University of Illinois librarians on second system of roads bill
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1924 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A letter sent from Governor Len Small to the University of Illinois Library in Urbana, Illinois to encourage voter support for the ratification of "a second system of durable hard surfaced roads." This letter was printed in Springfield, Illinois and dated July 26, 1923.
Letter from Philander B. King to Margaret A. King, circa 1864
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1864 | Margaret A. King Correspondence (Digitized Content)A letter from Philander B. King to his wife, Margaret A King. Philander had moved west to Nevada Territory while Margaret stayed in Illinois. Philander wrote about finding work in Nevada Territory and responded to news from home.
Letter from J. C. Scace to Philander B. King, April 17, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1864 | Margaret A. King Correspondence (Digitized Content)A letter from J. C. Scace to Philander B. King. Scace described the prices of goods and discussed gold mines.
Letter from Margaret A. King to Philander B. King, April 7, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | Margaret A. King Correspondence (Digitized Content)A letter from Margaret A. King to her husband, Philander B. King, who had moved west to Nevada Territory while Margaret stayed in Illinois. Margaret wrote about the farm and local events.
Letter from Margaret A. King to Philander B. King, June 12, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1864 | Margaret A. King Correspondence (Digitized Content)A letter from Margaret A King to her husband, Philander B. King. Philander had moved west to Nevada Territory while Margaret stayed in Illinois. Margaret wrote of local news and the Civil War
Letter from Margaret A. King to Philander B. King, October 6, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1864 | Margaret A. King Correspondence (Digitized Content)A letter from Margaret A. King to Philander B. King. Philander had moved west to Nevada Territory while Margaret stayed in Illinois. Margaret wrote of local news, especially men from the area who had been drafted into the Civil War.
Note from Unknown to Sophronia McNitt, April 1, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A note to Sophronia McNitt from an unknown author in Pana, Illinois. The note only bears the date of April 1, 1863 and is otherwise blank.
Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, July 12, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter from John H. Berry, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry, to Sophronia McNitt. Berry wrote of his experience in Mississippi, including a visit to Vicksburg, and asked for news at home. This is the last letter in the collection from Berry, who returned to Montgomery County and died in December 1863.
Letter from H. F. Potter to Sophronia McNitt, August 8, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from H. F. Potter, a Union soldier. Potter described life at camp near Helena, Arkansas, and his desires to return home.
Letter from Louis Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, December 24, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1862 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, Louis Harkey. Harkey wrote about his and Sophronia's respective romantic endeavors, the activities of friends, and his upcoming trip to Mexico.
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, June 24, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Patrick Moynihan, a private in the 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Moynihan wrote about the weather, moving from Acworth, Georgia, to Big Shanty, and recent fighting and troop movements. He speculated that there would be a battle over Kinesaw Mountain and compared it to Lookout Mountain at Chattanooga.

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