J.H. Jenkins letter to Sallie Jenkins, 1864 October 10

Summary

Creator:

Jenkins, J. H.

Date:

1864 October 10

Extent:

1 folder(s) (3 items)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

J.H. Jenkins letter to Sallie Jenkins, ms540, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter: dated Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, October 10, 1864, to "My dearest wife" [Sallie], concerning yellow fever in Charleston, South Carolina, the deaths of "Lieutenant Jones Jackson and old man Roberson", and the possibility of Sallie coming for a visit. Also included is a transcript of the handwritten letter, and reproduction of a small printed map of the Andersonville, Georgia Prison (undated).

Related

Other descriptive data:

This collection has been digitized and is available online as part of America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Travel -- Planning -- History -- 19th century.
Yellow fever -- South Carolina -- Charleston.
Correspondence

Names:

Andersonville Prison -- Maps
Jenkins, Sallie -- Correspondence

Preferred citation:

J.H. Jenkins letter to Sallie Jenkins, ms540, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.