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One of four letters, describing playing a trick on a slave, experiences in the military, and the home front

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Title:
One of four letters, describing playing a trick on a slave, experiences in the military, and the home front
Collection:
Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, 1728-1973
Creator:
C Personius, Ellie Personius
Addressee:
Family
Date:
1861-11-03
Site:
New York
Location:
New York
ID Number:
RMM04681_0707a
Accession Number:
Rudin # S - 707
Collection Number:
4681
File Name:
RMM04681_0707-a.pdf
Work Type:
letters (correspondence)
Measurement:
8.0 x 10.0 (inches)
4.75 x 8.0 (inches)
7.75 x 9.75 (inches)
7.75 x 9.75 (inches)
Description:
Four Letters to Loved Ones: "Dear Friends" "Dear Parents" "Dear Ma and Grandma" "Dear Loved Ones at Home" One Letter Tells a Story of Playing Tricks on a Lieutenant's Slave, Jim (Letter of 12/22/(62)). Another Discusses Personius' Experience in the Military (Letter of 10/25/(62)). The Other Two Letters Involve the Home Front.
Cite As:
Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, #4681. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
Gail and Stephen Rudin slavery collection
Series:
Series VI: Letters
Box:
3
Folder:
23
Format:
Image
Rights:
The content in the Rudin Slavery Collection (aka Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, #4681. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections) is believed to be in the public domain by virtue of its creation date, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections [http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright]. For more information about these volumes, please contact the Rare and Manuscript Collections at rareref@cornell.edu. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.

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