1. Creator/Author:
  2. Ryce, Henry L. (1)

Letter from Henry L. Ryce to Richard W. Thompson

Creator:
Ryce, Henry L.
Collection:
Richard W. Thompson Collection
Location:
Hilton Head, South Carolina
Date of Original:
1862
Description:
Letter, 24.5 cm, asking for Thompson's recommendation for an appointment to the Regular Army in order to leave his post, where Ryce is "completely discouraged." He notes that deaths in his department "average three a day," but mentions that Dick (Thompson, Jr.) "is looking very well."
Subject:
Thompson, Richard W. (Richard Wigginton), 1809-1900--Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Thompson, Richard Wigginton, 1841-1919
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908302369
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908302369
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
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