Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, undated
- Collection Name:
- Anna D. Berry Scrapbook of Harriet Dame
- Title:
- Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, undated
- Creator:
- Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2019.030
- Object ID:
- 2019.030.14
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Undated letter from Harriet Dame at an unidentified military camp to Anna Berry in Concord, NH. In the letter, Dame notes that Mr. Haynes has headed home with a shell that came across the river at them. She goes on to discuss the sick in camp, those that have recently died, and the injured, including Mr. White who was discharged. Dame continues with the mail situation, noting she is receiving fewer letters each week and that she has sent home Holly for Christmas. She ends the letter by talking about the various meals she has been cooking, which includes beef steak, oysters, and cornbread.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Military camps , Health , Death , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals , Food , Nurses
- Locations:
- Concord, NH
- Organizations:
- United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)
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- For permission to reproduce or publish this item, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Users are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Component
- Box Number:
- 1
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