Correspondence
Other Form of Name
Nelson, William Cowper, 1841-1904
Identifier
Nelson_WC_b1f32
Recipient
Maria Courtney Goodrich Nelson
Publication Date
6-23-1861
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Description
Receipt of letter from home; Will thanks her for sending a slave named Jim to cook and clean; discussion of slavery; problems with mosquitoes; sends thoughts to everyone at home
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Slaves; Slavery; Social classes; Race relations; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 9th; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 17th. Company G
Relational Format
Archival Material
Original Format
correspondence
City
Camp Magnolia (Fla.); Escambia County (Fla.); Warrington (Fla.)
Original Collection
William Cowper Nelson Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Rights
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Comments
Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.