Letter, W. H. R. to Augusta H. Rice, April 21, 1865

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Letter from W. H. R. in Demopolis, Alabama, to Augusta Hopkins Rice. He mentions Major Walker in Meridian, Mississippi and Starke Oliver, writes about the Yankees doing little damage in Montgomery, and also says that Yankees have 'quietly occupied' homes on Government Street in Mobile. W. H. R. may be William H. Roberts, who appears on the 1860 census in Demopolis. 1865.

Publication Date

4-21-1865

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Demopolis (Ala.); Mobile (Ala.); Montgomery (Ala.); Civil war; United States; Military occupation; Walker, John James, d. 1884; Oliver, Starke; Rice, Augusta H., 1831-1906

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence: 1 leaf ; 25.6 x 20.5 cm.

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

C_ASERL_2010_0042

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Nannie Herndon Rice family papers, Folder 23

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

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Contact Information

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Recommended Citation

Rice (Nannie Herndon) Family Papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University