Letter, 1861 May 20, John Wilcox Brown to Fanny

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Title

Letter, 1861 May 20, John Wilcox Brown to Fanny

Description

Letter from John Willcox Brown, Marine Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia, to sister "Fanny" (sister-in-law, Frances Bland Coalter Brown). Concerns his service in 4th Battalion of Volunteers stationed near Norfolk to defend a powder magazine. Mentions John Thompson Brown. Asks her to tell Henry Peronneau Brown not to "think of joining any company."

Creator

Brown, John Wilcox

Source

Henry C. Hoar Memorial Collection, Small Collections Box 92, Folder: 1

Identifier

SC 01283

Language

eng

Type

Text

Date Created

1861-05-20

Has Version

https://hdl.handle.net/10288/25109

Is Part Of

Henry C. Hoar Memorial Collection

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Status

To transcribe

Percent Completed

100

Weight

100100

Citation

Brown, John Wilcox, “Letter, 1861 May 20, John Wilcox Brown to Fanny,” W&M Transcribe, accessed April 26, 2024, https://transcribe.libraries.wm.edu/items/show/5382.