John McIntosh Kell letter to Julia Blanche Munroe Kell, 1859 September 22

Summary

Creator:
Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900
Date:
1859 September 22
Extent:
1 folder(s) (1 letter)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

John McIntosh Kell letter to Julia Blanche Munroe Kell, ms 1439. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

A letter from John McIntosh Kell to his wife, Blanche Munroe Kell, from Warrington Naval Yard (Fla.) dated September 22, 1859. The letter regards housing at Pensacola and Kell's service on the steamer Fulton as a U.S. naval officer.

Biographical / historical:

John McIntosh Kell (1823-1900), son of John and Margery Spalding Baillie Kell of Darien, Georgia, married Julia Blanche Munroe of Macon, Georgia. During the Civil War, Kell served as an officer in the Confederate Navy. After the war, he served as Georgia's Adjutant-General from 1886 until his death in 1900.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

John McIntosh Kell letter to Julia Blanche Munroe Kell, ms 1439. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.