Ruth Maria Strong letter to her son Arthur Tappan Strong, February 17, 1862

Title

Ruth Maria Strong letter to her son Arthur Tappan Strong, February 17, 1862

Creator

Strong, Ruth Maria

Date

1862

Description

A soldier's mother writes to tell him that she is sending socks she has knitted, and to warn him of the military camp dangers of typhoid fever and immoral behavior. Written from Seville, Ohio. Scanned from original text or image at 400 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2006.

Subject

Strong, Arthur Tappan--Correspondence
Strong, Ruth Maria--Correspondence
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Source

Northwest Digital Heritage

Relation

http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/utils/getthumbnail/collection/civilwar/id/324

Type

text

References

http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/ref/collection/civilwar/id/324

Citation

Strong, Ruth Maria, “Ruth Maria Strong letter to her son Arthur Tappan Strong, February 17, 1862,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 25, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/40226.

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