Letter from Richard Low Dawson to Walter Kittredge, 1904 July 27

Collection Name:

Walter Kittredge Correspondence, 1902-1904

Title:

Letter from Richard Low Dawson to Walter Kittredge, 1904 July 27

Creator:

Dawson, Richard Low

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1946.008 (m)

Object ID:

1946.008.04

Date:

1904/07/27

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Richard Low Dawson in Connellsville, PA, to Walter Kittredge in Reeds Ferry, Merrimack, NH, dated July 27, 1904. In the letter, Dawson thanks Kittredge for the materials he sent and goes on to tell him how much Kittredge's song "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" meant to him, recalling his friends and family singing it in Indianapolis during the Civil War. He goes on to state how he would like to meet Kittredge, but a handwritten note at the end of the letter states Kittredge died not long after this correspondence.

Subjects:

Correspondence , Songs , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music

Locations:

Connellsville, PA
Merrimack, NH

People:

Dawson, Richard Low , Kittredge, Walter, 1834-1905

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item