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[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, February 22, 1864]

Description: Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara states that he handed Major Morgan money and candy for his family. Dr. Fentress gives her instructions on how to retrieve it and what debts to pay. He give an update on his health. He also has received an invitation from Colonel Groce for a "gathering."
Date: February 22, 1864
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, June 19, 1864]

Description: Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara that informs her that his Brigade is being sent back to Texas by detachments. He says that he will try to obtain a furlough once he reaches Houston, Texas, so that he can see her, the children, and pick up some books.
Date: June 19, 1864
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, December 21, 1864]

Description: Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara telling her that he is sending food, candy, and cloth. He requests that she sew the cloth into drawers and send them back to him. He states his salary will be $110 per month. He then lists his expenses. He tells Clara he has had Yellow Fever. He requests cotton socks. He ends by regretting not being able to spend Christmas with his family.
Date: December 21, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David S. Kennard to his sister, March 24, 1862]

Description: Letter from David S. Kennard from Eagle Grove, Galveston County, to his sister discussing a fire in Houston and his regiment's plans to march to Arkansas. He is not sure if he will get to go home on the way. He received a letter from John Hawthorp saying their relations were well. Also mentioned in the letter is that three or four of the boys have measles.
Date: March 24, 1862
Creator: Kennard, David S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, February 19, 1864]

Description: Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara regarding his trip to Houston to acquire medicine for his troops. He gives details of his trip, how much he spent, and his plans to send his wife some money. He passes on news of the war. He says that the Monitor Fleet is a failure. He also speculates on the future of the war. He gives an update on his health.
Date: February 19, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, June 19, 1864]

Description: Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara that informs her that his Brigade is being sent back to Texas by detachments. He says that he will try to obtain a furlough once he reaches Houston, Texas, so that he can see her, the children, and pick up some books.
Date: June 19, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, December 21, 1864]

Description: Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara telling her that he is sending food, candy, and cloth. He requests that she sew the cloth into drawers and send them back to him. He states his salary will be $110 per month. He then lists his expenses. He tells Clara he has had Yellow Fever. He requests cotton socks. He ends by regretting not being able to spend Christmas with his family.
Date: December 21, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, December 30, 1864]

Description: Letter written by David Fentress to his wife Clara regarding his being ordered to take charge of Hospital No. 2 in Houston. The letter is badly faded, but it appears that he is discussing his plans for travel to take up his post.
Date: December 30, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Jennie to Bettie Wade, April 5, 1868]

Description: Letter from Jennie to Bettie Wade discussing her living situation in Houston, Texas, an upcoming trip to the North, the possibility of yellow fever in Houston during the summer, the hanging of an African American man who committed murder, and other news.
Date: April 5, 1868
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

Description: The third in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date: May 23, 1868
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 18, 1864]

Description: Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated April 18, 1864 and sent from Houston, in which he writes about his company moving to Houston, and describes the new organization system of his regiment.
Date: April 18, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 10, 1864]

Description: Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated May 10, 1864 and sent from Houston, in which he writes about his company's order to move to Louisiana being countermanded, but also the probability that it will be renewed shortly, meaning that he is not likely to return home June 1st as planned.
Date: May 10, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 8, 1864]

Description: Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated May 8, 1864 and sent from Houston, in which he writes about his regiment's orders to go to Louisiana, thwarting his plans to visit home in June, and mentions some of the recent occurrences in the war.
Date: May 8, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College
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