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Letter from Isaac Bevier to Benjamin and Sarah Bevier

Creator:: Bevier, Isaac
Collection:: Isaac Bevier Collection
Location:: Camp Butterfield, Virginia
Date of Original:: 1861
Description:: Letter, 20 cm, on 'People's Ellsworth, 44th Regt. N.Y.S.V. Col. S.W. Stryker, Commanding' letterhead, with sepia illustration of soldier in camp with variation of New York state seal. Second page has color illustration of the American Flag, U.S. Constitution, and a handshake. Talks of picket duty, drilling, and compliments from General McClellan. Includes envelope, 8 x 13.5 cm, front half only, worn along edges, with red version of illustration on letterhead.
Subject:: Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Category:: Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:: Manuscript
Item ID:: 71200908301083
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908301083
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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