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Letter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, August 9, 1863

Letter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, November 22, 1863

Letter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, March 8, 1863

Letter from Eli Cress to unknown, Undated

Letter from A. W. Davis to Sophronia McNitt, April 21, 1865

Letter from Louis Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, January 11, 1864

Letter from Edward F. Knight to Sophronia McNitt, March 17, 1863

Letter from Louis Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, August 1, 1861

Note from Unknown to Sophronia McNitt, March 30, [1864?]

Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, November 2, 1862

Letter from Thomas B. Reames to Sophronia McNitt, May 15, 1865

Letter from Eli Cress to Peter Cress, Harriet Cress, and Melvina Cress Williamson, November 26, 1864

Letter from Thomas Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, February 20, 1864

Letter from Philander B. King to Margaret A. King, April 10, 1864

Letter from Louis Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, June 14, 1863

Letter from William F. Sanders to Sophronia McNitt, February 9, 1863

Letter from William M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, February 17, 1865

Letter from W. A. Cottingham to Sophronia McNitt, January 31, 1862

Henry H. Keithley to Sophronia [McNitt] Cress, March 18, 1884

Letter from Eli Cress to Francis "Frank" McNitt, November 21, 1862

Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, October 12, 1862

Letter from William F. Sanders to Sophronia McNitt, circa 1860s

Letter from Jane Van Horn to Cousins, January 12, 1883

Letter from Margaret A. King to Philander B. King, July 31, 1864

Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Company lands for use

United Mine Workers of America letter

Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, May 20, 1864

Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, December 14, 1862

Letter from William F. Sanders to Sophronia McNitt, April 30

Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, December 3, 1864

Letter from Louis Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, July 24, 1862

Letter from George M. Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, August 1, [1864?]

Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, April 24, 1865

Letter from Anna M. Collins to "Dear Girls", July 27, 1870

Note from Unknown to Sophronia McNitt, April 1, 1863

Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, July 12, 1863

Letter from H. F. Potter to Sophronia McNitt, August 8, 1864

Letter from Louis Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, December 24, 1862

Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, June 24, 1864

Letter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, May 3, 1862

Letter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, August 9, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, John M. Brown. Brown wrote about his recent marriage, friends with him in Colorado Territory, and invited Sophronia to come west.
Letter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, November 22, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, John M. Brown. Brown wrote on the upcoming winter and mutual friends from Illinois, as well as Sophronia's romantic life.
Letter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, March 8, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, John M. Brown. Brown wrote about a woman he met, his move to Nebraska Territory, and asked for news from Illinois.
Letter from Eli Cress to unknown, Undated
Multi-Page Item | 14 pages | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter from Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry, to an unknown recipient - possibly Sophronia McNitt. Cress wrote about Christmas and life in the camp.
Letter from A. W. Davis to Sophronia McNitt, April 21, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from A. W. Davis, a Union soldier. Davis shared recollections of home in East Fork Township, Illinois, and reflected on the end of the war and the death of President Lincoln.
Letter from Louis Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, January 11, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, Louis Harkey. Harkey described his impressions of Utah Territory, especially the Mormons, and shared news of friends.
Letter from Edward F. Knight to Sophronia McNitt, March 17, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Edward F. Knight, a private in the 117th Illinois Infantry. Knight wrote about the conditions in Memphis, Tennessee, particularly the weather, and about news that Sophronia had shared from home.
Letter from Louis Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, August 1, 1861
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1861 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, Louis Harkey. Harkey wrote about being stationed at Camp Pope, Illinois, and his concerns about heading to Missouri.
Note from Unknown to Sophronia McNitt, March 30, [1864?]
Multi-Page Item | 10 pages | 1864 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A note to Sophronia McNitt from an unknown author. The note only has "April Fool" written on it and also includes two other blank slips of paper.
Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, November 2, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 6 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 asked for news from home and described life at Camp Richmond in Alton, Illinois.
Letter from Thomas B. Reames to Sophronia McNitt, May 15, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Thomas B. Reames, a private in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Reames wrote about the end of the war, including the capture of Jefferson Davis and unsurrendered troops in the South. He also expressed concern over events in Mexico and his anticipation of war.
Letter from Eli Cress to Peter Cress, Harriet Cress, and Melvina Cress Williamson, November 26, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1864 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter from Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry, to his father, Peter Cress, and his sisters, Harriet and Melvina. Cress informed his family that his unit was headed south again and updated them on other news, including a promise to send home clothes.
Letter from Thomas Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, February 20, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Thomas Moynihan, a private in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Moynihan wrote about the men in his unit from Montgomery County and parties he had attended.
Letter from Philander B. King to Margaret A. King, April 10, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 4 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 described life in Nevada Territory and added a note to his children at the end of the letter.
Letter from Louis Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, June 14, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, Louis Harkey. Harkey wrote about his work in Colorado, shared news of friends, and asked for news from Illinois.
Letter from William F. Sanders to Sophronia McNitt, February 9, 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 daily activities and parties in Pana, Illinois, including the weddings of friends.
Letter from William M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, February 17, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 8 pages | 1865 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, William M. Brown, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Brown wrote about his unit's movement from Pine Bluff to the mouth of White River, Arkansas, and talk of peace being made.
Letter from W. A. Cottingham to Sophronia McNitt, January 31, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1862 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)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.
Henry H. Keithley to Sophronia [McNitt] Cress, March 18, 1884
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1884 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia (McNitt) Cress, the widow of Eli Cress, from Henry H. Keithley, County Clerk of Montgomery County, Illinois. Keithley wrote to order Sophronia's presence at the county court, so that she could report as the guardian of her son, Howard Cress. Also included with the letter is a slip of paper marking an unknown payment.
Letter from Eli Cress to Francis "Frank" McNitt, November 21, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1862 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Francis "Frank" McNitt from Eli Cress, a friend and Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry. Cress described the unit's camp in Memphis, including the climate, the girls, and the threat from nearby Confederate troops.
Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, October 12, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 6 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 that his regiment had moved to Alton, Illinois and described the situation there, as well as asking after Sophronia and requesting a photo of her.
Letter from William F. Sanders to Sophronia McNitt, circa 1860s
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her friend, William F. Sanders. Sanders told Sophronia about plans for a ball and invited her to come to Pana, Illinois. The letter is undated but the accompanying envelope is postmarked April 16th.
Letter from Jane Van Horn to Cousins, January 12, 1883
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1883 | Jonathan A. Catlin Collection (Digitized Content)A letter from Jane Van Horn of Churchville, Pennsylvania to her cousins in Illinois, informing them on family matters.
Letter from Margaret A. King to Philander B. King, July 31, 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 the farm and her fears that her husband would be drafted.
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Company lands for use
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1853 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A letter to Matthew Eagan from the Commissioners Elmer Baldwin, William Cullen, and Charles H. Sutphen informing him that "the appropriation of certain lands and lots for the use of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Company, has been duly filed in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court, of the county of La Salle," Illinois, dated January 3, 1853.
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.
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, May 20, 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 being on the march from Pulaski to Kingston and soon to Georgia, noting that he had seen several battles and skirmishes along the way and was nearly killed by shell fire.
Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, December 14, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 6 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 conditions in La Grange, Tennessee, and wrote of his desire to return home.
Letter from William F. Sanders to Sophronia McNitt, April 30
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her friend, William F. Sanders. Sanders asked if Sophronia was involved with any other men.
Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, December 3, 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 described the 117th setting up camp in Nashville and the impending conflict with John Bell Hood's army at Nashville, Tennessee.
Letter from Louis Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, July 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 life in Colorado, including the activities of mutual friends John Brown and Robert Williamson.
Letter from George M. Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, August 1, [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 activities at the regiment's camp and his own health.
Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, April 24, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry, from Sophronia McNitt. McNitt wrote about the end of the war and reflections on Abraham Lincoln's assassination, as well as local news, including her mother Sarah's wedding to Charles Salyer.
Letter from Anna M. Collins to "Dear Girls", July 27, 1870
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1870 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter from Anna M. Collins to "Dear Girls", possibly Hellen and Jennie McNitt. Collins sent her regards and shared news from Pleasant Grove, including a "Mrs. B" that was due to give birth.
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.
Letter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, May 3, 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 of his travels toward Denver, Colorado, and asked for news from home.