Guide to the John R. Lynn letter MSS.1660
Lynn, John R.
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
June 2010
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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English
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John R. Lynn letter
- Unit ID:
MSS.1660
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (1 letter and envelope)
- Dates:
1863 February 28
- Abstract:
A letter by John R. Lynn to his father about cattle and prospects of a military draft, 28 February 1863.
Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of a single letter from Lynn to his father, Joel Lynn of Hartford, Ohio Co., Indiana, written from Camargo, Illinois, 28 February 1863. Most of the letter relates to cattle, but Lynn also mentions that "There is Strong talk of a [military] draft here & also in some parts of the State Strong talk of resistance (which will prove a Humbug)".
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Donnelly Lancaster/John Beeler, 2005
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation
John R. Lynn Letter, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2004
Biographical/Historical note
Farmer and cattle merchant from ?Indiana, 28 February 1863
Letter Box 6476 Folder 17
Letter from John R. Lynn, Carmargo, Illinois, to Joel Lynn, Hartford, Indiana, February 28, 1863 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20772