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0662: Smith Family Correspondence, 1857-1866, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1997

0662: Smith Family Correspondence, 1857-1866, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of approximately fifty letters from members of the Smith family, located in Guyandotte, Virginia (or West Virginia, depending on the time), to Julia Sprague in Washington County, Ohio during the Civil War. The bulk of the letters are from Sallie P. Smith to Sprague, and many include their original envelope. Topics are focused on personal life and current affairs.


0613: Paul D. Stewart Papers, 1862-1864, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1995

0613: Paul D. Stewart Papers, 1862-1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains documents and correspondence by John Seeley of New Jersey, and Jonathan Taylor of the 24th Ohio Infantry, Co. D. Jonathan Taylor materials include discharge papers from June 1864 and a letter to his sisters and brother in Chattanooga, Tennessee from March 1864 discussing camp life. John Seeley materials include an envelope to Mrs. Charles Seeley (his mother) in Bridgeton, New Jersey, as well as two letters, both to his mother. The letters, from March 1862 and December 23rd of an unknown year, cover camp life, including Christmas, religion, and daily events among other topics.