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:

2019.030.18

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Undated letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry in Concord, NH. In the letter, Dame notes they have a New Jersey Brigade near them and that her "village" includes several log houses. She discusses her sleeping arrangements and how she is so close to the fire, she can stoke it during the night without getting up. Dame goes on to talk of her morning work cooking biscuits and of cats. She notes she had to give away all her cats at Camp Union and has not found any worth feeding here. She continues the letter on Monday morning, going on to describe several recent deaths and funerals. Dame ends the letter by discussing Mr. Savery, who recently stayed with Captain Sturtevant.

Subjects:

Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Weather , Military camps , Health , Death , Cats , Nurses

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Berry, Anna D., 1845-1917 , Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900

Organizations:

United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)

Terms of Use:

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