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Letter from M. Jeff Thompson to Richard W. Thompson

Creator:: Thompson, Meriwether Jeff, 1826-1876
Collection:: Richard W. Thompson Collection
Location:: Johnson Island, Ohio
Date of Original:: 1863
Description:: Letter, 24.5 cm, written as a Confederate prisoner held at Johnsons Island, asking about Richard W. Thompson's sons and hoping for their safety, with updates about other relatives who served with M. Jeff Thompson as Confederates.
Subject:: Thompson, Richard W. (Richard Wigginton), 1809-1900--Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Category:: Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:: Manuscript
Item ID:: 71200908302540
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908302540
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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