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Letters

 Subject
Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
Scope Note: Use the singular form for Digital Object title

Found in 195 Collections and/or Records:

Request to Assume Former Position at Mason's Hill, Signed Col. Preston, undated (Ms1992-003)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1992_003_PrestonRobertT_B1F13_LongstreetPrestonII

Hamilton Leroy Shields Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-072
Abstract

The Hamilton Shields Letter is a missive from a homesick cadet at the United States Military Academy (also known as West Point) in 1842. The letter discusses Shields's studies, professional plans, social life, and desire for a wealthy wife.

Dates: 1842

Charles A. Townsend Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-009
Abstract

This collection contains a short letter from Charles A. Townsend, chief clerk of the United States of America, while at Guantánamo, Cuba, on August 14, 1898, during the Spanish American War, to his brother, Joseph Townsend. The letter discusses events during the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico, including racist remarks about the "colored" troops fighting in the war.

Dates: 1898