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Saturday Evening Post
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Letter from William F. Sanders to Sophronia McNitt, December 14, 1862
Letter from Thomas Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, December 24, 1865
Letter from William F. Sanders to Sophronia McNitt, January 2, 1863
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, January 2, 1864
Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, [December 24, 1864?]
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, January 23, 1863
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, February 16, 1864
Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, February 19, 1865
Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, December 22, 1863
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 3, 1951
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 24, 1951
Letter from Eli Cress to unknown, Undated
Letter from John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, January 18, 1863
Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Anna M. Collins, January 10, 1863
Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, January 15, 1865
Letter from William F. Sanders to Sophronia McNitt, December 14, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1862 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her friend, William F. Sanders. Sanders invited Sophronia to come to Pana, Illinois, for Christmas and shared other news of his daily activities.
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 William F. Sanders to Sophronia McNitt, January 2, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her friend, William F. Sanders. Sanders told Sophronia about his New Year's activities as well as other news from Pana, Illinois. He also invited her to visit.
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, January 2, 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 army efforts to promote reenlistment, how he spent Christmas and traveled to Athens, and the weather. He also asked about people and relationships back home, and noted that he thinks the war will be over in 18 months or less.
Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, [December 24, 1864?]
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
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.
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, January 23, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Patrick Moynihan, a private in the 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Moynihan wrote about life camp at Corinth around Christmas, the defeat at Fredericksburg, the superiority of Union soldiers to Confederates, and his thoughts on Confederate sympathizers within the army.
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, February 16, 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 in Pulaski, the deployment of the 117th, James Arthur's marriage, how Southern women want to find Yankee men, the high prices of everything at camp, and some veterans going home. He also mentioned a New Years gift in the margins.
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 Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, December 22, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry. Cress wrote about enduring an attack on a boat by Confederate forces, and about plans for the upcoming Christmas holiday.
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 3, 1951
Image | 1951 |
College of Fine and Applied Arts: Teaching Collection
Culture: American
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 24, 1951
Image | 1951 |
College of Fine and Applied Arts: Teaching Collection
Culture: American
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 John M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, January 18, 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 activities during the Christmas holidays and commented their respective romantic lives.
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 Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, January 15, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865 |
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's participation in the Battle of Nashville, and the celebrations at Christmas.
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