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

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Title

  • Main Title [Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, February 19, 1864]
  • Series Title The David W. Fentress Family Letters, 1856-1969

Creator

  • Author: Fentress, David
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Donor: Webb, David
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Collection donated in 1976

Date

  • Creation: 1864-02-19

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content 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.
  • Physical Description: [2]p. ; h 11 x 8 w in cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - Civil War
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Families
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Slavery
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Medicine - Doctors
  • Keyword: navys
  • Keyword: Camp Groce, Texas
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Fentress family -- Archives.

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: civ-war
  • Coverage Date: 1864~
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Harris County - Houston

Relation

  • [Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, February 19, 1864] DWF_94-010-003 , /ark:/67531/metapth182675

Collection

  • Name: The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives
    Code: CWADP

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Special Collections
    Code: UNTA

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Call Number: HM.4
  • OCLC: 29439240
  • UNT Catalog No.: b1043784
  • Accession or Local Control No: DWF_94-010-003
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth160265

Note

  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Epson Expression 10000XL
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