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Letter. Mary L. West, Dansville, New York to "Miss [Sarah] Stilson," Corning, New York, 1864 June 8

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 33
Identifier: MSN/CW 5061-33
Letter. Mary L. West, Dansville, New York to "Miss [Sarah] Stilson," Corning, New York, Page 1
Letter. Mary L. West, Dansville, New York to "Miss [Sarah] Stilson," Corning, New York, Page 1
Letter. Mary L. West, Dansville, New York to "Miss [Sarah] Stilson," Corning, New York, Page 2 and 3
Letter. Mary L. West, Dansville, New York to "Miss [Sarah] Stilson," Corning, New York, Page 2 and 3
Letter. Mary L. West, Dansville, New York to "Miss [Sarah] Stilson," Corning, New York, Envelope
Letter. Mary L. West, Dansville, New York to "Miss [Sarah] Stilson," Corning, New York, Envelope

Scope and Contents

Responding to an inquiry of Sarah Stilson's, Mary West writes that her brother Waldo ". . . was taken prisoner by the rebs. May 7th and, with others, immediately taken to Libby Prison, Richmond . . . ." West is unwounded but, according to the report of a surgeon who left the prison on 28 May, in need of food.

Dates

  • Creation: 1864 June 8

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English