Letter, J. D. Lynch to His Wife, Hettie Lynch, January 14, 1964

Authors

James D. Lynch

Files

Description

This handwritten letter, dated January 14, 1864, is from J. D. (James D.) Lynch in Blakely, Alabama to his wife, Hettie Lynch, in West Point, Mississippi. The letter explains his to Blakely and describes where Blakely is. The letter goes on to describe his command of fifty dismounted men. The ink is faded in the last two pages and the paper shows visible creases.

Rights

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Publication Date

1-14-1864

Time Period

1860-1869

Keywords

Through the Lines: Letters From the Homefront, 1917-1947

Geographic Location

Blakely, (Ala.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 3 leaves

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_8_1864-01-14_Letter_J-D-Lynch

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