1863-02-24: Henry, W. G., to Fox, Perrin V., Letter |
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Grand Rapids Feby 24 1863
Capt P. V. Fox
Dear Sir
They are a going
to [illegible] on that little note ($25.00) of
yours in the name of a N. Y. firm to whom
it has been turned out Would it not be
well for you to pay it? as the cost will
be more than the note Please let
me hear from you by return mail -
With many wishes for your health
and entire success & safe return and
the complete overthrow of this devilish
rebelion I remain
Truly Yr Friend
W G. Henry
Object Description
Description
| Title | 1863-02-24: Henry, W. G., to Fox, Perrin V., Letter |
| Creator | Henry, W. G. |
| LC Subject Headings |
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Fox, Perrin V. Fox, Newton P. Henry, W. G. United States. Army. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment, 1st |
| EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction Peoples -- Military Life Government & Politics -- Military |
| Description | This collection consists of nine letters addressed from or to Captain Perrin V. Fox and his son Newton P. Fox, both natives of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and soldiers in the 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment during the Civil War. Most of the letters are from Perrin and Newton Fox to Ida Fox, Perrin’s wife and Newton’s mother, and were written from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Bridgeport, Alabama, and Chattanooga, Tennessee. One letter is a business letter addressed to Perrin V. Fox from W. G. Henry. Topics addressed in the letters include Perrin Fox’s love for his wife, food in the army, religious services in camp, an African-American church service observed by Newton Fox, and the scenery of the Cumberland Plateau region of Alabama and Tennessee. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1863-02-24 |
| Original Format | 1 letter |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 1124, Box 1, Folder 21 |
| Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | Fox Family letters_1.pdf |
| Collection | John and Faye Vick Collection |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | McRae, David R.; Coates, Midge |
| Transcript | [page 1] Grand Rapids Feby 24 1863 Capt P. V. Fox Dear Sir They are a going to [illegible] on that little note ($25.00) of yours in the name of a N. Y. firm to whom it has been turned out Would it not be well for you to pay it? as the cost will be more than the note Please let me hear from you by return mail - With many wishes for your health and entire success & safe return and the complete overthrow of this devilish rebelion I remain Truly Yr Friend W G. Henry |
