A. M. Usher letter, 1861 April 16

Summary

Creator:

Usher, A. M.

Date:

1861 April 16

Extent:

1 folder(s) (1 letter)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

A. M. Usher letter, ms 3869, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter: dated Atlanta, Georgia, April 16, 1861, to Mrs. Asa S. Hazleton, from A. M. Usher, regarding the war, the South, travels, and mutual acquaintances.

Biographical / historical:

A. M. Usher was a private family school teacher in Atlanta for Georgia Supreme Court Justice Richard F. Lyon. She was originally from a northern state, perhaps upstate New York based on geographical references in her writings.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Correspondence

Names:

Lyon, Richard F.

Places:

Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence.

Preferred citation:

A. M. Usher letter, ms 3869, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.