Letter from Charles Shattuck to Frances M. Swett, 1865 March 21

Collection Name:

Charles C. Shattuck Correspondence

Title:

Letter from Charles Shattuck to Frances M. Swett, 1865 March 21

Creator:

Shattuck, Charles C., 1842-1928

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2018.043 (m)

Object ID:

2018.043.06

Date:

1865/03/21

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Charles C. Shattuck at Fort Bayard near Washington, DC, to Frances "Fannie" M. Swett in Newport, NH, dated March 21, 1865. In the letter, Shattuck writes that they have plowed a garden today and that if they are going to stay there a while, they hope to raise their own vegetables. He goes on to they have been playing ball, that he expects Lucy and Lieutenant Wellcome soon, and that he wishes Swett were there with him. He ends the letter by noting with all the forts around Washington, DC, it would be difficult for the enemy to take it.

Subjects:

Correspondence, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Gardening, Military life

Locations:

Washington, DC
Newport, NH

People:

Shattuck, Charles C., 1842-1928, Swett, Frances M., 1843-1925

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item