Guide to the L.M. Denman Letter MSS.1845
Denman, L.M.
- Author:
Finding aid prepared by John Beeler
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
2007
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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L. M. Denman letter
- Unit ID:
MSS.1845
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet 1 letter
- Dates:
1863 March 22
- Abstract:
Letter containing a brief reference to Confederate President Jefferson Davis from L. M. Denman in Ohio to his sister.
Scope and Contents note
A single letter from Deman to his sister, written from "home" on 22 March 1863. The letter covers a variety of topics: weather, prices, Denman's son, father, and other relatives, and his desire for a visit from his sister. There is a single reference to the Civil War, namely "we had a good union meeting at Toldeo the 18[th.] there was quite a crowd there[.] we had a good speech from Col Hawkins of Tennessee[.] he is down on Jeff Davis and Co[.]"
- Processing Information:
Processed by
John Beeler, 2007
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation
L. M. Denman letter, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2005
Biographical/Historical note
Denman appears to have been a resident of rural northern Ohio; there is a reference to a union meeting in Toledo in his letter, and he makes reference to cutting his own firewood and hauling it to a nearby city to sell.
Letter Box 6648 Folder 1845 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20596