[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, December 21, 1864]
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/2fec1a0a8d6e03ec09097972323a7a89
Title
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, December 21, 1864]
Creator
Fentress, David
Date
1864-12-21
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.
[2]p. ; 25 h x 20 w in cm.
Subject
Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
Military and War - Wars - Civil War
Social Life and Customs - Slavery
Salary
Arts and Crafts - Crafts - Fiber Arts - Sewing
Arts and Crafts - Crafts - Fiber Arts - Knitting
Yellow fever
Christmas
Bothwell, Mr
Pratts, Dr
Fentress family -- Archives
Source
The Portal to Texas History
Language
English
Relation
Type
text
Date
1864-12-21
Source
The Portal to Texas History
Subject
Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
Military and War - Wars - Civil War
Social Life and Customs - Slavery
Salary
Arts and Crafts - Crafts - Fiber Arts - Sewing
Arts and Crafts - Crafts - Fiber Arts - Knitting
Yellow fever
Christmas
Bothwell, Mr
Pratts, Dr
Fentress family -- Archives
Collection
Citation
Fentress, David, “[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, December 21, 1864],” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed April 26, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8620.
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