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Beach, John to mother (items to send from home, money that will be sent home), John D. Beach letters, Sept. 24, 1862

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Open book Beach, John to mother (items to send from home, money that will be sent home), John D. Beach letters, Sept. 24, 1862

Title Beach, John to mother (items to send from home, money that will be sent home), John D. Beach letters, Sept. 24, 1862

Creator Beach, John D. (Soldier)

Date Sept. 24, 1862

Place Georgia, Illinois--La Salle, Tennessee, Tennessee--Memphis, United States, Washington (D.C.)

Language English

Subjects Soldiers, Soldiers' writings, American, United States, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Description Correspondence from Pvt. Beach of the 55th Illinois Infantry, Company G, to his mother describing everyday camp life in La Grange and Memphis, Tenn., Washington, D.C., and Big Shanty [now Kennesaw], Ga.

User-Contributed Transcription the shoe maker can make them by the measure I want them to be fine [Kids?] I want you to send my watch when you send them if you do not when you send my over coat send it when you send one of them if you have not sent my coat when you get this wait and send my boots with it you can pay for them out of my green backs I will not write any more this time

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Archival Collection Title John D. Beach Letters, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number midwest ms beach Box 1 Folder 2

BibID 995657888805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1868px × 2230px 11.94 MB

File Created 08/27/2024

Filename 995657888805867_Beach_box_001_fol_0002_0001-0.tif

Unique Identifier NL12HNWD

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