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

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

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Suzann Thompson Crocheting A Blanket]

Photograph of Suzann Thompson crocheting at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Suzann is sitting by a table covered in blankets, wearing a white dress with a name-tag attached to it. She holds on crochet needle with her right hand while feeding the yarn with her left hand. A boy, her brother Van Thompson, sits behind her at a different table, holding a crochet needle and a piece of paper.

Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]

Creator: Smith, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

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

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.