Letter, Peleg Clarke Jr. to Peleg Clarke Sr., May 21, 1862

Authors

Peleg Clarke Jr.

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This handwritten letter, dated May 21, 1862, is written from Peleg Clarkee, Jr. to his father, Peleg Clarkee, Sr. informing his father of how best to get letters to him and his impending move. The letter goes on to describe things that are happening around him due to the war and how the citizens are coping and surviving. The letter is written on blue "Office of Fredericksburg Paper Mill Company" letterhead.

Publication Date

5-21-1862

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Geographic Location

Fredericksburg, (Va.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-PC-B1F2-7

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Peleg Clarke, Jr. papers, Papers Dated 1853 May-1861 May, Box 1, Folder 2

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Letter, Peleg Clarke Jr. to Peleg Clarke Sr., May 21, 1862, Peleg Clarke, Jr. papers (FVW), The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana