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[Letter] 1862-05-01 from Joseph to Mother

 File — Box: 0371, Box: 1, Item: 013

Scope and Contents

1862 May 1 from Jos. D. Richardson (Headquarter Co. C, Washington D.C.) to Mother (Hannah Richardson) re: reports receiving her letter of the 29th and he is getting better now that he has had some medicine. Another soldier died of dysentery. All Beverly are well and send best regards to Lt. Buck and Lt. Miller. He likes being in Washington as there are a lot of activities but the weather is miserable. [no envelope]

Dates

  • Creation: 1861 - 1973
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864

Creator

Access Restrictions

Access Restrictions: Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet ([1] box ; [94] items)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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