Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his father, 1864 September 17
- Collection Name:
- Brigham Family Papers
- Title:
- Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his father, 1864 September 17
- Creator:
- Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2016.107
- Object ID:
- 2016.107.24.06
- Date:
- 1864/09/17
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Charles L. Brigham at Mount Pleasant Hospital in Washington, DC, to his father in Nashua, NH, dated September 17, 1864. In the letter, Charles states his frustration with the government, since he has not gotten payed and has not received his transfer to a hospital in New Hampshire. He tells his father that he would "like to see some of the head men strung up that are making money out of us poor [devils]."
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--Civil War, 1861-1865. , United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865) , Soldiers -- New Hampshire -- Correspondence , Soldiers--Pay, allowances, etc
- Locations:
- Washington, DC
Nashua, NH - Organizations:
- United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865)
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- Credit Line:
- Gift in memory of Richard Bean Law and George B. Law arranged by Jerrilee Cain.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 1
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