Title

Letter, J. D. Lynch to His Wife, Hettie Lynch, January 6, 1865

Authors

James D. Lynch

Files

Description

This handwritten letter, dated January 6, 1865, is from J. D. (James D.) Lynch in Alabama to his wife, Hettie Lynch, in West Point, Mississippi. The letter expresses how sad he is feeling about his birthday and missing her. The letter goes on to describe what the company's plan is for winter and what their movements have been and his dashed hope that his company would be sent up to West Point to defend her. The pages are ripped and creased in several places.

Rights

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Publication Date

1-6-1864

Time Period

1860-1869

Keywords

Through the Lines: Letters From the Homefront, 1917-1950

Geographic Location

Alabama

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 3 leaves

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_8_1865-01-06_Letter_Jas-D

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, J. D. (James D.) Lynch Papers, Box 1, Folder 5

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

James D. Lynch Papers, Box 1, Folder 5 Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries