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Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Description
This handwritten letter, dated March 18, 1863, is written from Austin Howard to Henry Davis informing Davis that his son, Frederick Davis, has died from a wound received during the battle of Rebel Battery at the Confluence of the Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers. Howard goes on to say that he and Frederick were friends and had made a pact to write family should one of them perish.
Publication Date
3-18-1863
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
Geographic Location
Mississippi
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence
Format (digital)
Digital ID
FVW-MANU-B1F135
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 4: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 135
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, Austin Howard to Henry Davis, March 18, 1863, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.