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Box 2

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Letter, Stout, Lucy Colby to Carlos Colby, Princeton, NJ (his recent enlistment, fond memories from childhood, father’s death, God, mail, pride in Illinois enlistees, farming, food, request for info about camp life, enlisted friends), Sept. 22, 1862

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 155
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Correspondence among miscellaneous family members, ranging from an 1821 letter written by Carlos Colby's mother, to a 1934 letter by Ida Colby, Carlos Colby's daughter-in-law. Several letters contain genealogical information. Family writings include a detailed genealogical report and a copy of a fragment of a memoir by James Rowe. Miscellaneous material includes a picture of the Colby family crest and a fragile copy of the Vicksburg Daily Citizen of July 2, 1863, the last issue of that paper...
Dates: Sept. 22, 1862