Box 1
Container
Contains 21 Results:
Letter signed Walter, Camp Clear Creek, Miss. to Sallie Johnson, Vandalia, Illinois (1 leaf, 4pg. envelope). Tells of receiving her letter and wishes to stop the taunts of his stepmother; mentions letters from his sister Sue and brother Jim; tells of being placed under arrest for not saluting by Gen. Davis., 1862 June 17
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of letters written by Beverly Walter Henry and his family including his brother, Brice M. Henry; his wife, Sarah (Sallie); his daughter, Carrie Belle; and his cousin, Mattie Sue Molloy. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1848 to 1910 with the bulk of the letters dating from 1861 to 1862. There are several gaps with no letters dating 1849-1860, 1863-1874, 1876-1890, or 1893-1909.
Brice M. Henry served in Capt. Stapp’s Company,...
Dates:
1862 June 17
Letter signed Walter, Camp Clear Creek, Miss. to Sallie Johnson, Vandalia, Illinois (1 leaf, 2pg., envelope). Is still under arrest; misses her and dreams of her and their future; hopes to resign soon but is not sure it will be accepted as Capt. Keye’s resignation was rejected., 1862 June 24
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of letters written by Beverly Walter Henry and his family including his brother, Brice M. Henry; his wife, Sarah (Sallie); his daughter, Carrie Belle; and his cousin, Mattie Sue Molloy. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1848 to 1910 with the bulk of the letters dating from 1861 to 1862. There are several gaps with no letters dating 1849-1860, 1863-1874, 1876-1890, or 1893-1909.
Brice M. Henry served in Capt. Stapp’s Company,...
Dates:
1862 June 24
Letter signed Walter, Camp near Jacinto, Miss. to Sallie Johnson. Vandalia, Ills. (1 leaf, 4pg. envelope). Has been sick for 8 to 10 days; Gen. Davis will neither try him nor release him; reminisces about the previous 4th of July which they spent together., 1862 July 4
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of letters written by Beverly Walter Henry and his family including his brother, Brice M. Henry; his wife, Sarah (Sallie); his daughter, Carrie Belle; and his cousin, Mattie Sue Molloy. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1848 to 1910 with the bulk of the letters dating from 1861 to 1862. There are several gaps with no letters dating 1849-1860, 1863-1874, 1876-1890, or 1893-1909.
Brice M. Henry served in Capt. Stapp’s Company,...
Dates:
1862 July 4
Letter signed S[arah] to Bev, Vandalia, Ill. (1 leaf, 2pg., envelope). Sarah (Sallie) is away with their daughter Belle under a doctor’s care for neuralgia and possibly other symptoms, tells of Belle’s exploits and deaths of Mrs. William and Mr. Donaldson from consumption., 1875 Apr 16
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of letters written by Beverly Walter Henry and his family including his brother, Brice M. Henry; his wife, Sarah (Sallie); his daughter, Carrie Belle; and his cousin, Mattie Sue Molloy. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1848 to 1910 with the bulk of the letters dating from 1861 to 1862. There are several gaps with no letters dating 1849-1860, 1863-1874, 1876-1890, or 1893-1909.
Brice M. Henry served in Capt. Stapp’s Company,...
Dates:
1875 Apr 16
Letter signed Sarah to Bev, Vandalia, Ill. (1 leaf, 3pg., envelope). Reports on her health improvements and Belle’s welfare; suggests that their younger daughter, Wave (Waverly), who is also away from home, come home when the weather becomes warm as the people with whom she is residing “are not the neatest family…and she might take the cholera.”, 1875 Apr 21
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of letters written by Beverly Walter Henry and his family including his brother, Brice M. Henry; his wife, Sarah (Sallie); his daughter, Carrie Belle; and his cousin, Mattie Sue Molloy. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1848 to 1910 with the bulk of the letters dating from 1861 to 1862. There are several gaps with no letters dating 1849-1860, 1863-1874, 1876-1890, or 1893-1909.
Brice M. Henry served in Capt. Stapp’s Company,...
Dates:
1875 Apr 21
Letter signed Sarah to Bev, Vandalia, Ill. (1 leaf, 3pg. envelope). Aunt Mag visited her for a day; tells of Dr. Shepherd’s other patients; Belle accidentally set fire to the carpet in her room; plana to visit Martha and Lizzie and hope Lizzie will take her in; hopeful that she will get well for the sake of the children., 1875 Apr 29
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of letters written by Beverly Walter Henry and his family including his brother, Brice M. Henry; his wife, Sarah (Sallie); his daughter, Carrie Belle; and his cousin, Mattie Sue Molloy. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1848 to 1910 with the bulk of the letters dating from 1861 to 1862. There are several gaps with no letters dating 1849-1860, 1863-1874, 1876-1890, or 1893-1909.
Brice M. Henry served in Capt. Stapp’s Company,...
Dates:
1875 Apr 29
Letter signed Bev, Vandalia, Ill. to Sarah (1 leaf, 2pg., envelope). Expresses the despair and hope he has felt during her illness; saw Wave and she is doing well; will go to court in Shelbyville next week., 1875 May 7
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of letters written by Beverly Walter Henry and his family including his brother, Brice M. Henry; his wife, Sarah (Sallie); his daughter, Carrie Belle; and his cousin, Mattie Sue Molloy. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1848 to 1910 with the bulk of the letters dating from 1861 to 1862. There are several gaps with no letters dating 1849-1860, 1863-1874, 1876-1890, or 1893-1909.
Brice M. Henry served in Capt. Stapp’s Company,...
Dates:
1875 May 7
Letter signed Bev, Greenville, Ill. to Sarah (fragment, 1 leaf, 2pg.). “I could scarcely believe you will walk again;” saw Wave yesterday and described her behavior and situation., 1875 May 23
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of letters written by Beverly Walter Henry and his family including his brother, Brice M. Henry; his wife, Sarah (Sallie); his daughter, Carrie Belle; and his cousin, Mattie Sue Molloy. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1848 to 1910 with the bulk of the letters dating from 1861 to 1862. There are several gaps with no letters dating 1849-1860, 1863-1874, 1876-1890, or 1893-1909.
Brice M. Henry served in Capt. Stapp’s Company,...
Dates:
1875 May 23
Letter signed [Carrie] Belle, Vandalia, Ill. to Wave (2 leaves, 3pg.). Today is Thanksgiving; sent a box with fur for her cloak, 2 lbs of candy, 3 chatelaine bags that she might share with her roommate; tells of a tea that she attended put on by the Presbyterians with a coded menu, which she reproduced here., 1891 Nov 26
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of letters written by Beverly Walter Henry and his family including his brother, Brice M. Henry; his wife, Sarah (Sallie); his daughter, Carrie Belle; and his cousin, Mattie Sue Molloy. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1848 to 1910 with the bulk of the letters dating from 1861 to 1862. There are several gaps with no letters dating 1849-1860, 1863-1874, 1876-1890, or 1893-1909.
Brice M. Henry served in Capt. Stapp’s Company,...
Dates:
1891 Nov 26
Letter signed B. W. Henry, Vandalia, Ill. to My Dear Miss Henry (Waverly), Lexington, Ky. (1 leaf, 1pg., envelope). Teasing letter sent to his daughter on her birthday while attending Hamilton College., 1892 July 28
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of letters written by Beverly Walter Henry and his family including his brother, Brice M. Henry; his wife, Sarah (Sallie); his daughter, Carrie Belle; and his cousin, Mattie Sue Molloy. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1848 to 1910 with the bulk of the letters dating from 1861 to 1862. There are several gaps with no letters dating 1849-1860, 1863-1874, 1876-1890, or 1893-1909.
Brice M. Henry served in Capt. Stapp’s Company,...
Dates:
1892 July 28