[Letter from Maud Fentress, October 10,1863] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Letter from Maud Fentress, October 10,1863]
  • Series Title The David W. Fentress Family Letters, 1856-1969

Creator

  • Author: Fentress, Maud C.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Donor: Webb, David
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Collection donated in 1976

Date

  • Creation: 1863-10-10

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Letter Maud Fentress wrote to her family regarding the problems she experienced when trying to send letters. She discusses the cotton crop and what her expenses are. The difficulties in acquiring a horse are given. She discusses the risk of capture, pillaging, and warns not to wear uniforms if going on furlough. She gives updates on family and friends. She expresses her anxiety over the freed slaves. She also gives her opinion on books she has read.
  • Physical Description: [12]p. ; h 24 x 38 w in cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - Civil War
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Farming - Cotton
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses
  • Keyword: drunkeness
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Children
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Family Groups
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Slavery
  • Named Person: Fentress, Jimmie
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Education
  • Keyword: yankees
  • Named Person: Wood, Dr.
  • Named Person: Taylor, Bob
  • Named Person: Wendel, J.
  • Named Person: Polk, Eva
  • Named Person: Neilson, Allick
  • Named Person: McNeal, Albert
  • Named Person: Wood, John
  • Keyword: pillage
  • Keyword: furloughs
  • Named Person: Crisp, Jack
  • Named Person: Smith, Tom
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Religion
  • Named Person: Fentress, Frank
  • Named Person: Peters, Doctor
  • Named Person: Fentress, Clara
  • Named Person: Fentress, David
  • Named Person: Miller, Mrs. P.
  • Keyword: Christmas
  • Named Person: Bills, Major
  • Named Person: Coleman, E. G.
  • Named Person: Wood, W.
  • Named Person: Tate, Bill
  • Named Person: Irving, Washington
  • Keyword: novels
  • Named Person: Hesdley, Joel Tyler
  • Named Person: Peters, Tom
  • Named Person: Crawford, Gas
  • Keyword: guerrillas
  • Named Person: Joy, Levi
  • Named Person: Lincoln, Abraham
  • Named Person: Davis, Jefferson
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Religion - Denominations - Presbyterian
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Fentress Family -- Archives.

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: civ-war
  • Coverage Date: 1863~
  • Place Name: United States - Tennessee - Shelby County - Memphis
  • Place Name: United States - Tennessee - Fayette County - Somerville
  • Place Name: United States - Georgia - Fulton County - Atlanta

Relation

  • [Transcript of Letter from Maud Fentress to her family, October 10,1863], DWF_oversized_94-038, ark:/67531/metapth182730

Collection

  • Name: The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives
    Code: CWADP

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Special Collections
    Code: UNTA

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Call Number: HM.4
  • OCLC: 29439240
  • UNT Catalog No.: b1043784
  • Accession or Local Control No: DWF_oversized_94-038
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth160327

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  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Epson Expression 10000XL
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