Guide to the J. D. Rence Letter MSS.1945
Rence, J. D.
- Author:
Finding aid prepared by Jon Fuller
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
November 2008
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
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J. D. Rence Letter
- Unit ID:
MSS.1945
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.05 Linear feet (1 letter)
- Dates:
1861 June 10
- Abstract:
Letter written by Union sailor, J. D. Rence, to his mother on June 10, 1861, while aboard the U.S.S. St. Louis, moored near Fort Pickens, in Pensacola Bay, Florida.
- creator
Rence, J.D
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of one letter written by Union sailor, J.D. Rence, to his mother, on June 10, 1861, while aboard the U.S.S. St. Louis, moored near Fort Pickens, in Pensacola Bay, Florida. Rence describes some excitement created by the movement of Rebels on the opposite side of the Bay. He also comments that Lieutenant Warden is still a prisoner at Montgomery and fears that he will be treated harshly.
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Faith White and Donnelly Lancaster Walton, 2007
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation
J.D. Rence Letter, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
gift of Wade Hall, 2005
Biographical/Historical note
J. D. Rence was a sailor on the U.S.S. St. Louis.
Source(s)
Baron De Kalb (Gunboat). (Library_of_Congress_Name_Authority_File)
Rence, J.D -- Correspondence
Fort Pickens (Fla.) (lcsh)
Letters (rbgenr)
Prisoners of war |z Alabama |z Montgomery (lcsh)
United States |x History |y Civil War, 1861-1865 |v Personal narratives (lcsh)
United States |x History |y Civil War, 1861-1865 |x Prisoners and Prisons (lcsh)
Letter Box SC0001 Folder 1945.1
Letter from J. D. Rence, aboard the U.S.S. St. Louis near Fort Pickens, Pensacola Bay, Florida, to mother, June 10, 1861 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/22222