Lieutenant Colonel S. E. Smith letter to Helen Maxwell Anderson, 1862 September 13.
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Title
Lieutenant Colonel S. E. Smith letter to Helen Maxwell Anderson, 1862 September 13.
Subject
Anderson, Helen Maxwell.
Eastern State Hospital (Va.).
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865).
Military occupation.
Wine--Virginia--Williamsburg.
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Williamsburg (Va.).
Description
Lieutenant Colonel Smith writes to Mrs. Anderson that the wine removed from her home in Williamsburg by Union forces has been place in the Insane Asylum for safekeeping where she may retrieve it as she has need.
Creator
Smith, S. E., Lieutenant Colonel.
Source
Helen M. Anderson Papers. MS 1989.13.
Publisher
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Date
1862-09-13
Format
jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Text.
Identifier
MS 1989.13.5
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Ink on paper.
Text
Sept. 13. 1862
Mrs. Anderson
The liquor taken from
your house this morning by the
Provost Marshal to prevent
the soldiers from getting it is returned
to you, but it must be kept at
the Insane Assylum for safe
keeping. You can get it there
as you want it ---
Yours resp
S E Smith Lt. Col.
Com'd. Post
Mrs. Anderson
The liquor taken from
your house this morning by the
Provost Marshal to prevent
the soldiers from getting it is returned
to you, but it must be kept at
the Insane Assylum for safe
keeping. You can get it there
as you want it ---
Yours resp
S E Smith Lt. Col.
Com'd. Post
Collection
Citation
Smith, S. E., Lieutenant Colonel., “Lieutenant Colonel S. E. Smith letter to Helen Maxwell Anderson, 1862 September 13.,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 20, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/29.