John McIntosh Kell letter to Julia Blanche Munroe Kell


Descriptive Summary
Title: John McIntosh Kell letter to Julia Blanche Munroe Kell
Creator: Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900
Inclusive Dates: 1859 September 22
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s) (1 letter)
Collection Number: ms1439
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

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.

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.