S. H. Bayley letter to Corporal Flanigan, 1862 September 27.
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Title
S. H. Bayley letter to Corporal Flanigan, 1862 September 27.
Subject
Anderson, Helen Maxwell.
Military occupation.
Wine--Virginia--Williamsburg.
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Williamsburg (Va.).
Description
Letter from S.H. Bayley to Corporal Flanigan requesting the release of six bottles of the wine taken from Mrs. Helen Maxwell Anderson by Union troops in Williamsburg, Va. Possibly forged by a soldier who was not authorised to remove the wine.
Creator
Bayley, S. H.
Source
Helen M. Anderson Papers, 1818-1912. MS 1989.13.
Publisher
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Date
1862-09-27
Format
jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Text.
Identifier
MS 1989.13.12
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Ink on paper.
Text
Williamsburg Va.
Sept. 27th.
Corpl. Flanigan
Please Deliver
to bearer 6 Bottles Medaria Wine
for Medicinal purposes
Lieut S. Baylery
Act Provost Marsh
Drawn by - [illegible] of Co. F.
Sept. 27th.
Corpl. Flanigan
Please Deliver
to bearer 6 Bottles Medaria Wine
for Medicinal purposes
Lieut S. Baylery
Act Provost Marsh
Drawn by - [illegible] of Co. F.
[page 2]
Forged.
Forged.
Collection
Citation
Bayley, S. H., “S. H. Bayley letter to Corporal Flanigan, 1862 September 27.,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 19, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/22.